The Fourpoints Bridge, near Emmitsburg, Maryland is a

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bridge by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of

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. The bridge crosses Toms Creek and is similar to the Poffenberger Road Bridge elsewhere in Frederick County. The 103-foot Pratt truss bridge remains in daily use.

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*, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Wrought iron bridges in the United States Bridges in Frederick County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland Pratt truss bridges in the United States Wrought Iron Bridge Company Emmitsburg, Maryland 1876 establishments in Maryland Bridges completed in 1876 {{Maryland-bridge-struct-stub