Bullfrog Road Bridge

Bullfrog Road Bridge
Nearest city Taneytown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′44″N 77°14′25″W / 39.69556°N 77.24028°W / 39.69556; -77.24028Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 77°14′25″W / 39.69556°N 77.24028°W / 39.69556; -77.24028
Area less than one acre
Built 1908 (1908)
Built by York Bridge Co.
Architectural style Parker truss
NRHP Reference # 78001461[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1978

The Bullfrog Road Bridge is a historic bridge between Emmitsburg, Frederick County and Taneytown, Carroll County in Maryland. The bridge crosses the Monocacy River on Bullfrog Road between the two counties. This bridge is a rare steel Parker through truss structure and is 183 feet in length and 16 feet-5 inches in width. It was built in 1908, by the York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania.[2]

The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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: Bullfrog Road Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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