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Monocacy River Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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BH Photo #132676

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Monocacy River on MD 355
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Design
Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 153.9 ft.
Total length: 315.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.36894, -77.39010   (decimal degrees)
39°22'08" N, 77°23'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/294104/4360444 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buckeystown
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
10,992
Inventory number
BH 19677 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1930 (1,857)
Built during 1930s (12,248)
Frederick County, Maryland (106)
Functionally obsolete (5,761)
Have street view (29,912)
Maryland (870)
NR-eligible (4,125)
Open (41,206)
 Owned by state (16,660)
Parker through truss (1,422)
Parker truss (1,817)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
Through truss (17,902)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,611)
Truss (36,820)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 12, 2018: Updated by David Backlin: Bridge has been reopened
  • July 10, 2014: New photo from Andrew Raker
  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • January 27, 2009: New photos from Daniel McFarland

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Monocacy River Bridge
Posted June 29, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Jack, I hope the articles answers your questions.

Monocacy River Bridge
Posted June 29, 2019, by Jack (Jackt21262 [at] aol [dot] com)

I’d like to know the specifics of the bridge at this location that was built in 1880. Apparently it collapsed under the weight of a heavy truck and three people were killed and many injured.

Thanks in advance for any information.

Monocacy River Bridge
Posted January 7, 2019, by Nathan Delaplaine (ndelaplaine [at] gmail [dot] com)

I agree.

Monocacy River Bridge
Posted July 9, 2018, by Jack Toomey (JackT21262 [at] aol [dot] com)

This bridge collapsed during the original construction and several workers were killed.