The Poffenberger Road Bridge, near Jefferson, Maryland, is a wrought iron bridge by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The bridge is similar to the Fourpoints Bridge elsewhere in Frederick County. The bridge is a single-span double-intersection Pratt truss. It was built circa 1878 and remains in daily use.[2]
Poffenberger Road Bridge | |
Location | Poffenberger Road over Catoctin Creek, Middletown, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°22′54″N 77°34′18″W / 39.38167°N 77.57167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1878 |
Built by | Wrought Iron Bridge Company |
Architectural style | Pratt or Whipple thru truss |
NRHP reference No. | 78001459[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]