Bullfrog Road Bridge Explained

Bullfrog Road Bridge
Nearest City:Taneytown, Maryland
Coordinates:39.6956°N -77.2403°W
Builder:York Bridge Co.
Architecture:Parker truss
Added:November 21, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78001461

The Bullfrog Road Bridge is a historic bridge between Emmitsburg, Frederick County and Taneytown, Carroll County in Maryland. The bridge crosses the Monocacy River on Bullfrog Road between the two counties. This bridge is a rare steel Parker through truss structure and is 183 feet in length and 16 feet-5 inches in width. It was built in 1908, by the York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania.[1]

The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bullfrog Road Bridge . January 1978 . 2016-01-01 . Cherilyn Widell. Maryland Historical Trust.