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Shepherdstown Covered Bridge

Washington County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia
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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)
Inventory number
BH 70944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,117)
Built 1850 (73)
Built during 1850s (337)
Covered (1,347)
Destroyed by fire (127)
Jefferson County, West Virginia (20)
Lost (18,399)
Lost 1861 (5)
Lost during 1860s (37)
 Maryland (648)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia (3)
State line crossing (722)
Through truss (12,794)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,498)
Truss (29,280)
Virginia and Maryland Bridge Co. (1)
Washington County, Maryland (92)
West Virginia (1,255)

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  • February 10, 2016: Added by Zachary S

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