The Old Mill Road Bridge is a historic bridge near Rocky Ridge, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The bridge spans Owens Creek southwest of Rocky Ridge on Old Mill Road. It is a Pratt half-hip through truss structure in a single span 69 feet (21 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m). It was built in 1882 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
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| Location | West of Rocky Ridge on Old Mill Rd. over Owens Creek, Rocky Ridge, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°36′7″N 77°20′19″W / 39.60194°N 77.33861°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Built by | Pittsburgh Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001131[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1979 |
The Old Mill Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "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: Old Mill Road Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
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Media related to Old Mill Road Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mill Road Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-36, "Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Owens Creek on Old Mill Road, Rocky Ridge, Frederick County, MD", 6 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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