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Stauffer Road Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland

Photos 

View West, General View Within Setting

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #161583

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Israel Creek on Stauffer Road
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 1998
Design
Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.46704, -77.34599   (decimal degrees)
39°28'01" N, 77°20'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/298188/4371233 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Walkersville
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
517
Inventory number
BH 44812 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

4-panel truss (350)
Built 1910 (1,223)
Built during 1910s (10,075)
Frederick County, Maryland (106)
HAER documented (1,132)
Lost (29,987)
Lost 1998 (445)
Lost during 1990s (4,176)
Maryland (870)
 Owned by county (21,715)
Pony truss (17,223)
Pratt pony truss (4,020)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Replaced by new bridge (20,401)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,549)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,720)
Truss (36,756)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2010: Added by Robert Stephenson

Sources 

  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • HAER MD-82 - Stauffer Road Bridge, Spanning Israel Creek at Stauffer Road, Walkersville vicinity, Frederick County, MD

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