Monocacy River Bridge

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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

BH Photo #132676

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 2016): 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)
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Frederick Bridge May Be Closed for 2 Months After Being Hit by Garbage Truck - Garbage truck crashes into bridge support beams and damages them.
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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.