The Bullfrog Road Bridge is a historic

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between

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, Frederick County and Taneytown, Carroll County in

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. The bridge crosses the

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on Bullfrog Road between the two counties. The bridge is a steel Parker through truss structure and is 183 feet in length and 16 feet-5 inches in width. It was built in 1908, by the York Bridge Company of

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. The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the

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in 1978.

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External links

*, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust
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at Bridges & Tunnels
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