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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in January 2009

Overview: Through truss bridge over Tom's Creek on Keysville Road
Location: Frederick County, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1997
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Wrought iron, pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 103.0 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1978
Also called: Four Points Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.67144, -77.30083 (decimal degrees)
39°40'17" N, 77°18'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/302653/4393822 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Emmitsburg
Inventory numbers: NRHP 78001457 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19666 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 299

Fourpoints Bridge

Posted May 14, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Neat pics of this beauty Jodi!

Frederick County has a wonderful collection of historic bridges and is doing a great job of restoring them.