Poffenberger Road Bridge

Poffenberger Road Bridge
Poffenberger Road Bridge is located in Maryland
Poffenberger Road Bridge
Poffenberger Road Bridge is located in the United States
Poffenberger Road Bridge
LocationPoffenberger Road over Catoctin Creek, Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates39°22′54″N 77°34′18″W / 39.38167°N 77.57167°W / 39.38167; -77.57167
Arealess than one acre
Built1878 (1878)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt or Whipple thru truss
NRHP reference No.78001459[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1978

The Poffenberger Road Bridge, near Jefferson, Maryland, is a wrought iron bridge by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The bridge is similar to the Fourpoints Bridge elsewhere in Frederick County. The bridge is a single-span double-intersection Pratt truss. It was built circa 1878 and remains in daily use.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cherilyn Widell (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Linganore Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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