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Apples Church Road Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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BH Photo #132649

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Notes on build: "It is a gusset plate truss which was prefabricated using rivets in a factory, delivered to the site and assembled. The trusses came in two halves that were then bolted together at the site. Then the floor system was installed." SOURCE: 'Historic Bridges of Frederick County - Frederick County, Maryland Division of Public Works" Office of Transportation Engineering

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Owens Creek on Apples Church Road
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1997
Builder
- York Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.63066, -77.37060   (decimal degrees)
39°37'50" N, 77°22'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/296549/4389450 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Emmitsburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
350
Inventory number
BH 19648 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1917 (669)
Built during 1910s (10,078)
Frederick County, Maryland (106)
Functionally obsolete (5,761)
Have street view (29,912)
Maryland (870)
One-lane traffic (8,007)
Open (41,206)
 Owned by county (21,725)
Pony truss (17,241)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,551)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,726)
Truss (36,820)
Warren pony truss (3,595)
Warren truss (7,093)
York Bridge Co. (26)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • June 5, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added more details
  • January 27, 2009: New photo from Daniel McFarland

Sources 

  • Daniel McFarland
  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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