Loys Station Covered Bridge

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Loys Station Covered Bridge
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The original bridge in 1985
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Nearest city Thurmont, Maryland
Coordinates 39°36′31″N77°21′5″W / 39.60861°N 77.35139°W / 39.60861; -77.35139
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleMultiple king post
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NRHP reference No. 78003175 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1978

The Loys Station Covered Bridge is a multiple king post wooden covered bridge near Thurmont, Maryland. The bridge was burned by an arsonist in 1991 and rebuilt using surviving framing. The original bridge spanned 90 feet in one span, but has since been modified with a pier at the middle of the span. [2] The bridge crosses Owen's Creek and is surrounded by a park. [3]

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History

Loys Station Covered Bridge was originally built in 1848. [4] [5] Between 1929 and 1930 the bridge was reinforced with a concrete pier and steel beams. The bridge gets its name from a Western Maryland Railroad station that stopped nearby the bridge in Loys. In 1978 the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1991 the bridge was burned down by an arsonist who was trying to fraudulently collect insurance money. The bridge took three years and $300,000 to rebuild and was rebuilt to match the bridge as it was in 1930 after having been reinforced. Most of the cost of reconstructing the bridge was covered by insurance. On 4 July 1994 the bridge officially reopened for the public. [4] In October 2013 the bridge was damaged twice by vehicles, but quickly repaired both times. [6]

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As photographed by Carol M. Highsmith
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Loy's Station Approach from 1980s
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Loy's Station from 1980s
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Loy's Station Abutment Wall from 1980s
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Loy's Station Pier Wall from 1980s
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Loy's Station Field Condition from 1980s
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Loy's Station Field Condition from 1980s

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Loy's Station Covered Bridge". Historic Covered Bridges in Maryland. Maryland State Highway Administration. October 3, 2008.
  3. ↑ Cherilyn Widell (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Linganore Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Smedley, Jim. "Loys Station Covered Bridge". Maryland Covered Bridges. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ Coates, Patricia (July 9, 2004). "Frederick Bridges, Uncovered". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Loos, Kelsi (October 18, 2013). "Loy's Station bridge damaged". Frederick News Post. Retrieved April 21, 2014.


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