Shepherdstown Covered Bridge

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Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Potomac River on old road
Location: Shepherdstown, Washington County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia
Status: Destroyed by fire in the Civil War in 1861
History: Built 1850 to replace Blackford Ferry, burned by Confederate troops in 1861
Builder: - Virginia and Maryland Bridge Co.
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 600.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.43550, -77.80101 (decimal degrees)
39°26'08" N, 77°48'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/258930/4368851 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shepherdstown
Inventory number: BH 70944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)