Starners Dam Bridge

The Starners Dam Bridge is a steel stringer bridge over Alloway Creek on Baptist Road in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, USA. It is also called Alloway Creek Bridge.[1]

Starners Dam Bridge
Coordinates39.698993°N 77.214662°W / 39.698993; -77.214662
Carriestwo lanes of roadway
CrossesAlloway Creek
Official nameStarners Dam Bridge
Other name(s)Alloway Creek Bridge
Maintained byCounty Highway Agency
Characteristics
DesignSteel stringer bridge
Total length19.2 metres (63 ft 0 in)
Width6.6 metres (21 ft 8 in)
Longest span18.6 metres (61 ft 0 in)
History
Construction start1911
Construction end1911
Opened1911
Statistics
Daily traffic232 (as of 2008)
Tollfree
Location

History

The steel stringer bridge was constructed in 1911 with construction number 200000CL0207010 about 0.11 miles north of Starners Dam in Taneytown. When it was constructed, the bridge was 19.2 metres (63 ft 0 in) long, 6.6 metres (21 ft 8 in) wide and weighed 62.4 tons. Its deck was made by concrete cast-in-place and it has two lanes of roadway which are part of Baptist Road. Its purpose is to carry Baptist Road over Alloway Creek.[2]

It was reconstructed in 1987 and is now owned by the County Highway Agency. In 2008, it had an average daily traffic of 232 vehicles with 5% of truck traffic and it is toll free. It is inspected for flaws every 24 months.[3]

References
  1. "Starners Dam Bridge". bridgehunter.com. 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "BAPTIST ROAD over ALLOWAY CREEK". uglybridges.com. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. "Bridge Inspections BAPTIST ROAD over ALLOWAY CREEK". tallahassee.com. 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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