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Loys, Frederick County

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Inventory Number: MD/20-10-03x
County: Frederick County
Township:
Town/Village: Creagerstown
Bridge Name: Loys
Crosses: Owens Creek
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 2
Length: 90'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1880
Builder:
When Lost: 27 Jun 1991
Cause: Arson
Latitude: N39 36.54
Longitude: W077 21.07
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Directions: 0.2 miles north main intersection in Creagerstown on MD550, then 2.1 miles right on Old Frederick Rd.

Loys Bridge, Creagerstown, Frederick County, MD Built 1880 Arson 1991
Richard Roy Collection

Loys Bridge, Creagerstown, Frederick County, MD Built 1880 Arson 27 Jun 1991
Richard E. Roy Collection, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
On June 27, 1991 a pickup truck was set on fire inside the bridge. Much of the cost of a replacement bridge was paid by Frederick County’s insurance company. The new bridge includes some of the rafters, hardware and braces from the arsoned bridge. Reconstruction included interior lighting and fire-retardant materials. The total reconstruction cost was nearly $300,000. On June 7, 1994 a crane hoisted the trusses into place. On June 25th a celebration of the bridge rebuilding was held and on July 4, 1994 the bridge was officially opened to traffic.

Sources:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1989, page 37
Loys Station Covered Bridge - www.mdcoveredbridges.com
Dale J. Travis. Maryland Covered Bridges List, 2006, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbmd.htm (12 May 2007)

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