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Location:
Near Fallston, on the border between Baltimore County and
Harford County, Maryland. A few miles north of Interstate 95, about 15 miles
northeast of Baltimore.
Date:
1886
Setting:
Rural, in woods
inside Gunpowder Falls State Park.
Access:
Joppatowne/Mountain Road
exit from I-95. No parking available, but traffic is very light, and you can
pull over on a shoulder and get to the bridge without too much trouble.
Crosses:
Little Gunpowder Falls
Current Status:
One-lane bridge,
wood deck, carries traffic on Bottom Road, a narrow, winding two-lane road
through the State Park, at the intersection with Guyton Road.
Decorations/Plaques:
No decorations or date plaques on bridge.
Threats:
None known. The bridge is located within a State Park, and
substantial development which would increase traffic needs beyond the bridge's
capability is unlikely.
This bridge has the roadway-facing lacing on its vertical members, something that Wrought Iron Bridge Company often used (when other companies oriented the lacing facing the portals), and it has the typical cast iron brackets upon which the now-missing portal-mounted builder plaques were once located. However the plate style portal bracing is something that is otherwise unheard of among the surviving works of this company. It is not known why it was used on this bridge. One is led to believe it is original, given the plaque mounts are attached to it.
This bridge is tagged with the following special condition(s): Unorganized Photos
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