Rating:
19786
{98}%
1 vote
Pry's Mill Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Daniel McFarland
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BH Photo #132657
Description
This two-arch bridge was built over the Little Antietam Creek by George Burgan for $1,650 in 1858. Its cutwaters, the upstream pier bulwarks designed to divide the current and break up ice flows and log jams, are unique in that they are shaped like the prows of ships. Both grist and sawmills operated at nearby Pry’s Mill. ~ SOURCE:
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2004
The site of a bridge since the 1830’s, this two-arch bridge was finished in its present form for the county at the cost of $1650.00. The bridge appears very much as it always has, with just a single narrow lane to carry traffic. Both grist and sawmills operated at nearby Pry’s Mill, also becoming makeshift hospitals after The Battle of Antietam. Its unusual cutwaters are shaped like a ship’s bow facing upstream, with the more rounded “stern” downstream. Along the south side of the road, one of the largest of the old mills is now a beautiful
private residence. ~ SOURCE: http://bridges.marylandmemories.org/prysMill.html
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Little Antietam Creek on Keedysville Road in Sharpsburg
- Location
- Keedysville, Washington County, Maryland
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1858; rehabilitated 1982
- Builder
- - George Burgan
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
- Recognition
-
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Keedysville Road Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.48333, -77.70667 (decimal degrees)
39°28'60" N, 77°42'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/267211/4373912 (zone/easting/northing)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 1,173
- Inventory number
- BH 19786 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of November 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.8 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- December 19, 2010: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added builder, description and alt. name
- February 9, 2009: Updated by Daniel McFarland
- January 27, 2009: New photo from Daniel McFarland
Sources
- Daniel McFarland
- Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com