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MHT #FHD-1298 Railroad Trestle Over Carroll Creek Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland 0 \ MHT #FHD-1298 - Railroad Trestle over Carroll Creek Built around 1830, portions replaced throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland Brief Description This trestle bridge over Carroll Creek, also known as Bridge 3A, in Frederick, Maryland, has been partially demolished. Comprised of forty-two spans, including the one over the creek, the bridge was approximately 543' 5" long. The single-track bridge bad a wood walkway with a steel pipe railing along its east side. The northern section of the bridge has been demolished, but much of the south section, which bends in a gentle curve to the southeast, remains. Summary Statement of Significance A railroad trestle was first built along this alignment in 1872 when the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks down the center of East Street. On this trestle, the line crossed south over the Carroll Creek and curved slightly east to meet the existing B&O Railroad tracks. The improved access to the city prompted the development of a number of new businesses in the vicinity. Although rail transport declined in importance in the second half of the twentieth century, this rail line and trestle were used until recently to transport chemicals for the nearby Clorox Plant. During its years of service, the bridge was washed out by several floods, and parts of it have been replaced over the years. In the mid 1990s, the portion of the trestle that crossed Carroll Creek was demolished • • MARYLAND INVENTORY OF Survey No. FHD-1298 Maryland H1stoncal Trust H1sToR1c PROPERT1Es Magi No. State Historic Sites Inventory Fonn DOE _yes _no 1. Name (indicate preferred name) historic Carroll Creek Railroad Trestle and Bridge and/or common Bridge No. UG68.92 2. Location street &: number B&OAvenue _not for publication city, town Frederick _vicinity of congressional district state Maryland county Frederick 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use - district __public _occupied _agriculture _museum _building(s) _K_private ..K.unoccupied - commercial __park ~tructure - both _work in progress _educational __private residence _site Public Acqusition Accessible _entertainment _religious __object _in process _yes: restricted _government scientific _being considered _!_yes: unrestricted - industrial Xtransportation _Knot applicable _no _military _other: 4. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of 211 owners} name street &: number telephone no.: city, town state and zip code 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. liber street &: number folio city, town state Maryland 6. Representation in Existing Historical surveys title date _federal _state _county _local depository for survey records city, town state 7. Description Survey No. FHD-1298 Condition Check one Check one __excellent _!_deteriorated _unahered ___!_original site _good _ ruins Xahered _moved date of move ____ _fair _unexposed Prepare both a summary paragraph and a general description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today. Contributing Resource Count: 1 structure This trestle bridge over Carroll Creek, also known as Bridge 3A, in Frederick, Maryland, bas been partially demolished. Comprised of forty-two spans, including the one over the creek, the bridge was approximately 543 '5" long. The single track bridge had a wood walkway with a steel pipe railing along its east side. The northern section of the bridge bas been demolished, but much of the south section, which bends in a gently curve to the southeast, remains. The first twenty-three spans of the trestle were supported by timber bents twelve feet apart. The typical timber bent was supported by a timber sill on a concrete footing. Timber posts supported a timber gap upon which six timber stringers rested, three on each side. The stringers supported the rail road ties and their running rails. The next eighteen spans were supported by concrete piers, ranging from approximately ten to seventeen feet apart. These piers supported bents constructed of timber and steel. These bents were constructed the same as the timber bents except that the timber posts, gap, and stringers were replaced by a steel girder cross frame. The span across the creek was thirty-four feet and eleven inches long and of timber and steel construction. 8. Significance Survey No. FHD-1298 Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _prehistoric _archeology-prehistory _community planning _landscape architecture _religion - _1400-1499 _archeology-historic _conservation _law _science _1500-1599 _agriculture _economics _literature _sculpture _1600-1699 _architecture _education _military _sociaU 1700-1799 _art _K_engineering _music humanitarian ---X1eoo-1s99 _commerce _exploration/settlement _philosophy _theater ...X1900- _communications _K_industry _politics/government _K_transporation _invention _other {specHy) Specific dates l 830-2nd half of 20th century Builder/Architect B&O Railroad check: Applicable Criteria: X...A _B X..C _D and/or Applicable Exception: _A _B _C _D _E _F _G Level of Significance: _national _state ..X..local Prepare both a summary paragraph of significance and a general statement of history and support. A railroad trestle was first built along this alignment in 1872 when the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks down the center of East Street. On this trestle, the line crossed south over the Carroll Creek and curved slightly east to meet the existing B&O Railroad tracks. This improved access to the city prompted the development of a number of new businesses in the vicinity. In 1873, the area near this rail crossroads between Carroll, Wisner, East Patrick, and South streets included two tanneries, a flour mill, a freight depot, and a coalyard. Toward the tum of the century, several large industries, including a hosiery factory, a brush factory, a - brick factory, and several canneries were built in the area, doubtlessly drawn by the improved rail transportation. Although rail transport declined in importance in the second half of the twentieth century, this rail line and trestle were used into the second half of the century to transport chemicals for the nearby Clorox Plant. During its years of service, the bridge was washed out in several floods of the Carroll Creek, and parts of it have been replaced over the years. In the mid 1990s, the portion of the trestle the crossed Carroll Creek was demolished. (please see continuation sheet) 9. Major Bibliographical Reference Survey No. FHD-1298 Lake, D.J. Third, Fourth, and Ninth Wards of Frederick City. Atlas of Frederick County, Marylan.d. C.O. Titus and Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1873. 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nomiatec:I property ______ Quadrangle name Frederick, MD Quadrangle scale 1:24 ()()() UTM Refemces do NOT complete UTM references B A L_i_J I I I I 11 I I I L_i_J I I I I 11 I I I Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing c L_i_J 11 D L_i_J 11 E L_i_J I I F L_i_J 11 G L_i_J 11 H L_i_J 11 Verbal boundary description and justification Ust all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code - state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien/Project Architectural Historian organization John Milner Associates, Inc. date November 1996 703-354-9737 street & number 5250 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 410 teleDhone city or town Alexandria state Vrrginia The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement. 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