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COUNTY | WORLD GUIDE # | CROSSES | TRUSS | SPANS | LENGTH | BUILT | GONE |
Cecil | MD-07-09x | Little Northeast Creek | Queenpost | 1 | 34' | c1857 | about 1948 |
Two covered bridges crossed Little Northeast Creek near Blue Ball on Blue Ball Road. Reynolds Covered Bridge was about 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Blue Ball and Telegraph Roads and Kirk's Covered Bridge was about a mile south of Reynolds bridge. Kirk's bridge was built around 1857. The property around the bridge was owned by Caleb Kirk and included his Grist and Sawmill. John Poteet,Jr., a Maryland covered bridge enthusiast, lists Kirk's as 34' long and not existing as of January 1, 1950.
Kirk's Bridge 1946. | Kirk's Bridge 1941 |
Kirk's Bridge 1938. Photo from Poteet Family collection. | Kirk's Bridge 1920s. |
From a 1948 issue of Covered Bridge Topics, N.D.Rand describes Kirk's bridge:¹
As the creek (Little Northeast Creek) winds through the meadow, it passes under another small span known as Kirk's bridge, about a mile down the road. This was once an enclosed bridge, but at present the only covering is the framework. Not a shingle clings to the "roof", nor a board to the side. Its appearance is striking, as it nestles under the overspreading branches of adjacent trees, with vines trailing up its framework and sunlight forming a pattern on the floor--a picture to delight the artistic mind.
UPDATED: 12/06/2008, for length & gone date. Photo credit provided.
UPDATED: 12/01/2008, for text about property owners.
¹ Covered Bridge Topics (Anderson, Indiana: Volume 6, Number 4: 1948), p. 7.