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Little Hunting Creek Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in December 2008

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BH Photo #193242

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Bailey pony truss bridge over Little Hunting Creek on Hessong Bridge Road
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Bailey pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.56468, -77.41401   (decimal degrees)
39°33'53" N, 77°24'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/292626/4382226 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Catoctin Furnace
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
980
Inventory number
BH 47802 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.1 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bailey truss (190)
Built 1952 (351)
Built during 1950s (4,051)
Frederick County, Maryland (106)
Functionally obsolete (5,761)
Have street view (29,912)
Maryland (870)
 Open (41,207)
Owned by county (21,726)
Pony truss (17,240)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,551)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,726)
Truss (36,820)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 27, 2013: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • February 3, 2011: New photos from Daniel McFarland
  • January 21, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

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

Little Hunting Creek Bridge
Posted February 3, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

There is no way this was built in 1905, Bailey trusses were a World War II invention. Bailey trusses are still built in the 21st Century, and they are nearly identical to the World War II bridges. The Bailey trusses that are of most interest and have potential National Register eligibility are those that date to the 1940s and 1950s. Some examples from this period may also be World War II surplus, which would give added significance. Sometimes the date will be stamped on the truss members. Otherwise, the only way to ID the date for these bridges is to see how "new" they look.