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4 Ιαν 2022 · Discover Jug Bridge Monument in Frederick, Maryland: Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
Three generations of bridges are in evidence at the Jug Bridge site. This photograph was taken from the current Old National Pike bridge (Route 144). The old highway bridge dating to the 1940s still stands to the north, but is not used for traffic.
25 Ιαν 2015 · The Jug Monument dedicated to the bridge builders was removed and relocated to its current location along Maryland Route 144, east of Frederick in 1965. During the Confederate Raid on Washington, a battle had erupted at a place called Monocacy Junction on July 9, 1864.
14 Ιαν 2008 · Photographs, maps, and narrative text about the road from Baltimore, to Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, whether you call it the National Road, National Pike, National Highway, or Cumberland Road. Old alignments, mileposts, historic buildings, and more.
4 Ιουν 2017 · This National Road era jug-shaped monument, at one end of the bridge crossing the Monocacy River in Frederick, earned it the name "Jug Bridge." It was built in 1808 by Leonard Harbaugh for $55,000. The monument resembles a demijohn, a popular 19th century whiskey decanter.
14 Οκτ 2014 · Some horseless carriage adventurers (note the goggles and the duster in the foreground) pose with the stone demijohn at the entrance to the Jug Bridge. The unique monument was moved to its present location in 1965.
3 Μαΐ 2017 · Today, the "jug" sits at the Jug Bridge Memorial Park just off of Interstate 70 and Maryland Route 144 at Exit 56. For centuries, a local rumor was that a jug of whiskey was placed inside the monument by those building the bridge.
