Fourpoints Bridge

Fourpoints Bridge
Location Southeast of Emmitsburg, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Coordinates 39°40′17″N 77°18′4″W / 39.67139°N 77.30111°W / 39.67139; -77.30111Coordinates: 39°40′17″N 77°18′4″W / 39.67139°N 77.30111°W / 39.67139; -77.30111
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1876 (1876)
Architectural style Pratt truss
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Cherilyn Widell (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourpoints Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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