Fourpoints Bridge
Appearance
Fourpoints Bridge | |
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Location | Southeast of Emmitsburg, Emmitsburg, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°40′17″N 77°18′4″W / 39.67139°N 77.30111°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1876 |
Architectural style | Pratt truss |
NRHP reference No. | 78001457[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
The Fourpoints Bridge, near Emmitsburg, Maryland is a wrought iron bridge by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The bridge is similar to the Poffenberger Road Bridge elsewhere in Frederick County. The 103-foot Pratt truss bridge remains in daily use.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cherilyn Widell (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourpoints Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- Fourpoints Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Wrought iron bridges
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Frederick County, Maryland
- Road bridges in Maryland
- National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland
- Frederick County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Maryland building and structure stubs
- Maryland transportation stubs