Roddy Road Covered Bridge

The Roddy Road Covered Bridge is a small, one lane king post wooden covered bridge near Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland. It crosses Owen's Creek near Thurmont. It is 40 feet long, 16 feet wide, with a 12 foot-8 inch clearance.^[2] It was built between 1850 and 1860.^[3]

Roddy Road Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Roddy Road Covered Bridge
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Nearest city	Thurmont, Maryland
Coordinates	39°38′26″N 77°23′39″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1860 (1860)
Architectural style	Single king post
MPS	Covered Bridges in Frederick County TR
NRHP reference No.	78003176[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Cherilyn Widell (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roddy Road Covered Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
3. "The Roddy Covered Bridge in Frederick County, Maryland". Historic Covered Bridges in Maryland. Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008-10-03.

External links

• Roddy Road Covered Bridge, Frederick County, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust