20-07 CECIL

county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥

2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken

Bayview

The Gilpin Falls Covered Bridge

20-07-01

North of North East off MD272

Over the Northeast Creek

The Gilpin Falls Bridge, closed to motor traffic.

1.2 N of jct I-95 at exit 8 on MD272, covered bridge on the east side of the road

1 span 119' or 36.2m

Built in 1860 by Joseph Johnson, bypassed in 1936, restored in 1960 and 2010

Burr Arch.

Photos Bob Sheldon and Jim Smedley.

Fairhill

The Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge

20-07-02

North-east of Fair Hill on road
to the DuPont Estate.

Over the Big Elk Creek.

The Foxcatcher Farm Bridge.

0.1 mile north of jct MD 213/273 to Covered Bridge Gate on east side of Lewisville Road then right 1.8 miles to the bridge.

1 span 80' or 27.7m

Built in 1860 by Ferdinand Wood, completely rebuilt in 1991-92 by Erik Strauss.

Burr Arch.

Photos Jim Smedley.