LeGore Bridge

	LeGore Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	North of Woodsboro over the Monocacy River, Woodsboro, Maryland
Coordinates	39°34′50″N 77°18′50″W / 39.58056°N 77.31389°WCoordinates: 39°34′50″N 77°18′50″W / 39.58056°N 77.31389°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built by	LeGore, James W.
Architectural style	Five-span stone arch
NRHP reference #	78001464[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1978

Begun in 1898 in rural Frederick County, Maryland, the LeGore Bridge was completed and opened to the public in 1900. It was built and maintained by the owners of the LeGore Lime Company, including local businessman James William LeGore and his company advisor, Eugene Hammond. It is 340 feet (105m) in length, 27 feet (8.3m) wide and 64 feet (16.7m) high. The bridge is situated at 39°35'N 77°19'W. The five arch limestone bridge was restored in 1981 and 2009.^[2]

The bridge was built for three purposes:

as part of a hydroelectric dam for an electric railway going from the Nation's Capital to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
for transport of limestone from the LeGore Quarry to sales companies in Pennsylvania, and
to accommodate the state-owned road for public travel across the Monocacy River.

Only the last of these panned out, and the LeGore Bridge is still used for everyday automobile traffic.

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ William S. Fout and Mrs. Charles S.V. Tanner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: LeGore Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

LeGore Bridge, Frederick County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
LeGore Bridge undergoes $1.06M repair

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

[mht_ihp-2] William S. Fout and Mrs. Charles S.V. Tanner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: LeGore Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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LeGore Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	North of Woodsboro over the Monocacy River, Woodsboro, Maryland
Coordinates	39°34′50″N 77°18′50″W / 39.58056°N 77.31389°W / 39.58056; -77.31389Coordinates: 39°34′50″N 77°18′50″W / 39.58056°N 77.31389°W / 39.58056; -77.31389
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built by	LeGore, James W.
Architectural style	Five-span stone arch
NRHP reference #	78001464^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1978