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Poffenberger Road Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland
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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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Facts 

Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over Catoctin Creek on Poffenberger Road
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 126.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.38161, -77.57131   (decimal degrees)
39°22'54" N, 77°34'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/278532/4362279 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Middletown
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78001459 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
269

Categories 

Frederick County, Maryland (65)
HAER documented (782)
Maryland (423)
NR-listed (2,354)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,315)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pin-connected (1,521)
 Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,574)
Whipple truss (155)
Wooden deck (5,398)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (195)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Design and Category
  • March 22, 2009: New photos from Daniel McFarland

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