Crum Road Bridge
Encyclopedia
The Crum Road Bridge is a historic bridge
near Walkersville
, Frederick County
, Maryland
, United States
. It spans Israel Creek southeast of Walkersville. The bridge is an iron bowstring pony truss bridge
that is 62 feet in length and 15.8 feet in width. It was built about 1875, probably by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
.
The Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
near Walkersville
Walkersville, Maryland
Walkersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,805 per the 2010 census.-History:Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978...
, Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It spans Israel Creek southeast of Walkersville. The bridge is an iron bowstring pony truss bridge
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
that is 62 feet in length and 15.8 feet in width. It was built about 1875, probably by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.
The Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978.
External links
- Crum Road Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust