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Fourpoints Bridge

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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in January 2009

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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

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2012: New photos from Rachel Lipton
  • May 14, 2011: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • January 27, 2009: New photos from Daniel McFarland

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Comments 

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.