Fourpoints Bridge

Fourpoints Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Southeast of Emmitsburg, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Coordinates	39°40′17″N77°18′4″W / 39.67139°N 77.30111°W / 39.67139; -77.30111
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1876 (1876)
Built by	Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Pratt truss
NRHP reference No.	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 crosses Toms Creek and 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Cherilyn Widell (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourpoints Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

External links

• Fourpoints Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust