Potomac River

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Aqueduct Bridge Version 2 (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1868 replaced 1887
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and Road
Replaced by new bridge

Aqueduct Bridge Version 3 (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1887, superstructured added in 1904 for Electric Trolley
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Road/Electric Railroad
Lost

Arlington Memorial Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Bascule bridge with concrete arch approaches over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic

Big Pool Railroad Bridge (Morgan County, West Virginia)
Baltimore through truss bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Blue Bridge (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1996
Steel through arch bridge over North Branch Potomac River on MD 942 between Cumberland, Md. and Ridgeley, W.Va.
Open to traffic

CSX Lurgan Subdivision Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad


Francis Scott Key Bridge (Arlington County, Virginia)
Built 1923
Concrete arch bridge over Potomac River on US-29 in Arlington
Open to traffic

Hancock Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1937
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on US 522 in Bartonsville
Open to traffic

Harper Ferry Bollman Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1852, destroyed by flood in March 1936
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Potomac River on B&O Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Charles County, Maryland)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1984
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on US 301
Open to traffic

James Monroe Highway Bridge (Loudoun County, Virginia)
Built 1939
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on James Monroe Highway
Open to traffic

Memorial Avenue Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1932
Concrete arch bridge over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic

NS Potomac River Bridge (Shepherdstown) (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1904
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Shepherdstown
Open to traffic

Old CSX Potomac River Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Bridge in use by railroad; footpath serves as Appalachain Trail crossing of the Potomac River
Through truss bridge over Potomac River and old C&O Canal in Harpers Ferry
Open to traffic

Potomac River Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Built 1946; rehabilitated 1978
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on US 340
Open to traffic

Potomac River Bridge (Loudoun County, Virginia)
Built 1947; rehabilitated 1978
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on VA 340
Open to traffic

Potomac River Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Built 1939; replaced 2005
Lost four-span deck truss bridge over Potomac River on WV 480F (MD 34) in Shepherdstown
Replaced by new bridge

Potomac River Railroad Swing Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

White's Ferry (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Ferry over Potomac River


Winchester & Western Railroad Potomac River Bridge (Washington County, Maryland)
Girder bridge over Potomac River on WW Railroad


Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (1932) (Prince George's County, Maryland)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984, Replaced 2008
Lost bascule bridge over Potomac River on the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) in Fort Washington
Replaced by the 2008 Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (2008) (Prince George's County, Maryland)
Built 2006-2008
Bascule bridge over Potomac River on the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) in Fort Washington
Open to traffic