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Old York Road Bridge

Baltimore County, Maryland

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York Road Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2013

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BH Photo #281796

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Little Falls on Old York Road (Md. 463)
Location
Parkton, Baltimore County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1809; believed to be oldest bridge on Maryland road system
Builder
- John Small, George Small, Michael Gardner, and Jonathan Jessup
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 18.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Also called
Frederick Road Bridge
Parkton Stone Arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64189, -76.65868   (decimal degrees)
39°38'31" N, 76°39'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/357674/4389326 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Freedom
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
499
Inventory number
BH 19620 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,416)
Arch (12,662)
Baltimore County, Maryland (93)
Built 1809 (6)
Built during 1800s (32)
Deck arch (11,898)
John Small, George Small, Michael Gardner, and Jonathan Jessup (1)
 Maryland (831)
Open (40,971)
Owned by state (16,567)
Parkton, Maryland (2)
Span length under 25 feet (7,093)
Stone arch (3,285)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,580)

Update Log 

  • March 13, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 27, 2015: New photos from David McCardell
  • April 14, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: modified name, added photos

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • David McCardell - mccardelldavid [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
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Old York Road Bridge
Posted September 3, 2017, by Dottie Hicks (dottie [dot] hicks [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is not on Old York Road (Rte. 439) it is on York Road (Rte 45) , which was originally the York Pa Turnpike. Old York Road is further north near Maryland Line.