Bennies Hill Road Bridge

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Bennies Hill Road Bridge
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Bennies Hill Road Bridge, March 2010
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Nearest city Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°24′34″N77°34′12″W / 39.40944°N 77.57000°W / 39.40944; -77.57000 Coordinates: 39°24′34″N77°34′12″W / 39.40944°N 77.57000°W / 39.40944; -77.57000
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Architect King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Co.
Architectural styleBowstring arch truss
NRHP reference No. 79003265 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1979

Bennies Hill Road Bridge is an iron bowstring arch bridge over Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Maryland, United States. It is one of two remaining bridges of its type in Maryland that remain in their original locations. The bridge was restored in 2009. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". Bennies Hill Road Bridge. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-15.