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Catoctin Furnace Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland
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Overview

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/parkquest/cunningham.asp

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Description 

This is a nice example of a WIBCo. tubular bowstring.

Facts 

Overview
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Hunting Creek on a pedestrian path
Location
Cunningham Falls State Park, Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built ca. 1872
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Recognition
Listed as a contributing resource to a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.58316, -77.43436   (decimal degrees)
39°34'59" N, 77°26'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/290933/4384324 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Catoctin Furnace
Inventory number
BH 48255 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Bowstring pony truss (127)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built during 1870s (544)
Cunningham Falls State Park, Maryland (1)
Frederick County, Maryland (65)
Maryland (423)
 NR-contributing (28)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,808)
Pony truss (13,217)
Preserved (652)
Truss (23,568)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (195)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2011: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder
  • February 25, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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