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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Bennies Hill Road
Location: Frederick County, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1889 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Bowstring pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 94.2 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.40939, -77.56978 (decimal degrees)
39°24'34" N, 77°34'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/278751/4365359 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Middletown
Inventory numbers: NRHP 79003265 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19650 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 103

Bennies Hill Road Bridge

Posted February 5, 2010, by Harold Scudder (hlscudder [at] cablespeed [dot] com)

A beautiful bridge in a nice area. I like the 'S' curve of the road. The bowstring structure is always fascinating.