Apples Church Road Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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
Inventory number: BH 19648 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2015): 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: 48.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 350

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