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Location:
Near Johnsville, Frederick County, Maryland. About 20 miles
north of Interstate 70, about 20 miles northeast of Frederick.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Setting:
Rural, amid farms, and near single-family
houses on large lots.
Access:
Interstate 70 to US Route 15 north of
Frederick, then state routes east of Route 15 towards Westminster. No designated
parking available, but there is a graveled area (possibly privately owned)
adjacent to the northern end of the bridge.
Crosses:
Little Pipe Creek
Current Status:
One-lane bridge, wood deck, carries traffic on Johnsville
Road where it meets Simpsons Mill Road and Claybaugh Road. All are narrow,
winding two-lane rural roads.
Decorations/Plaques:
No decorations or
date plaques on bridge.
Threats:
None known. However, the bridge is
not currently preserved or in a park. It does support traffic, but it seems
unlikely that any suburban development in the area would potentially increase
traffic needs on the bridge. The bridge is documented in "Historic Bridges of
Maryland" by Dixie Legler and Carol M. Highsmith.
The historic bridge inventory notes the county survey files suggest a ca. 1890 construction date, while the county bridge files suggest a 1915 construction date. The 1915 date may be a simple error, or may suggest the bridge was relocated here from a different location, or may suggest a major rehab at that time.
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