Begun in 1898 in rural

Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 271,717. The county seat is Frederick. Frederick County is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ...

, the LeGore Bridge was completed and opened to the public in 1900. It was built and maintained by the owners of the LeGore Lime Company, including local businessman James William LeGore and his company advisor, Eugene Hammond. It is in length, wide and high. The bridge is situated at 39°35'N 77°19'W. The five arch limestone bridge was restored in 1981 and 2009. The bridge was built for three purposes: *as part of a

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for an

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going from the Nation's Capital to Gettysburg,

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, *for transport of

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

from the LeGore Quarry to sales companies in Pennsylvania, and *to accommodate the state-owned road for public travel across the

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. Only the last of these panned out, and the LeGore Bridge is still used for everyday automobile traffic. It was listed on the

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in 1978.

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*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
LeGore Bridge undergoes $1.06M repair
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