Poffenberger Road Bridge
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| Location | Poffenberger Road over Catoctin Creek, Middletown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′54″N 77°34′18″W / 39.38167°N 77.57167°WCoordinates: 39°22′54″N 77°34′18″W / 39.38167°N 77.57167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878 |
| Built by | Wrought Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt or Whipple thru truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001459[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
The Poffenberger Road Bridge, near Jefferson, Maryland, is a wrought iron bridge by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The bridge is similar to the Fourpoints Bridge elsewhere in Frederick County. The bridge is a single-span double-intersection Pratt truss. It was built circa 1878 and remains in daily use.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Cherilyn Widell (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Linganore Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- Poffenberger Road Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-35, "Poffenberger Road Bridge, Spanning Catoctin Creek, Middletown, Frederick County, MD", 13 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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