Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge

Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge
Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge in August 2019
Coordinates	39°42′35″N75°50′15″W / 39.70972°N 75.83750°W / 39.70972; -75.83750
Carries	Tawes Drive [1]
Crosses	Big Elk Creek
Characteristics
Width	12.1 ft (3.7 m) [1]
Longest span	65.9 ft (20.1 m) [1]
History
Opened	1860
Rebuilt	1992
Location

Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge, also known as Big Elk Creek Covered Bridge and Fair Hill Covered Bridge, is a Burr truss wooden covered bridge near Fair Hill, Maryland, United States.

History

The bridge crosses Big Elk Creek and is surrounded by the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area, the former land holdings of William du Pont Jr. The crossing was originally called Strahorn's Mill Bridge ^[2] after Strahorn's Mill - one of the properties purchased by William du Pont Jr. in 1927 to create his Foxcatcher Farm estate, which was named after his thoroughbred racing stable. ^[2]

Photograph of the ASCE civil engineering landmark plaque at the Bridge site

The bridge was originally constructed in 1860 by Ferdinand Wood ^[3] and was substantially reconstructed in 1992. Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge was designated as a Maryland Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994. ^{[2] [4]}

See also

• List of covered bridges in Maryland

References

1. "Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. James Baughn. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
2. Anon. "Foxcatcher Farms / Hill's Fording / Strahorn's Mill Covered Bridge". Maryland Covered Bridges. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
3. "Fair Hill Covered Bridge". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
4. Ciamaricone, Katy (November 9, 2005). "The bridges of Cecil County Television documentary captures disappearing era in Maryland". Cecil Whig . Elkton, Maryland. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

External links

• Big Elk Creek Covered Bridge, (Fair Hill Covered Bridge, Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge) at Maryland Historical Trust
• Fair Hill Estate Historic District, (Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area)) at Maryland Historical Trust