Rating:
19784
{97}%
3 votes
Antietam Ironworks Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Daniel McFarland
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BH Photo #132659
Description
This four-arch stone bridge spanning the Antietam Creek was built in 1832 by John Weaver. It is located at the site of a large ironworks complex, first known as the Frederick Forge and later as the Antietam Iron Works which operated intermittently from 1763 until 1886, when the facility was sold at a bankruptcy sale. This bridge was one of the first two contracted by the county government after the Levy Court had been renamed the Board of County Commissioners in 1830. ~ SOURCE:
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=3206Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on Harpers Ferry Road in Sharpsburg
- Location
- Washington County, Maryland
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1832
- Builder
- - John Weaver
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 150.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
- Recognition
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Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Frederick Forge
Harpers Ferry Road Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.41667, -77.74167 (decimal degrees)
39°25'00" N, 77°44'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/263975/4366603 (zone/easting/northing)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 507
- Inventory number
- BH 19784 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of November 2017)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- May 20, 2014: New photos from Jodi Christman
- November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- August 4, 2011: New photos from Luke Harden
- December 19, 2010: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added builder and description, alt. names
- 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
- Luke
- Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Added additional photo's in support of original's. Beautiful bridge.
1st photo- Looking North/East
2nd photo- Looking North/East
3rd photo- West side of bridge looking East
4th photo- Looking South. Note the concrete "walls" built at ends of bridge to protect from cars
5th photo- Looking North
6th photo- Antietam Aqueduct as seen from this bridge
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.