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Oblique View of Bridge Looking South

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni, June 2000

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over North Branch Potomac River on MD 942 between Cumberland, Md. and Ridgeley, W.Va.
Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, and Mineral County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1953; rehabilitated 1996
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 317.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.64833, -78.76667 (decimal degrees)
39°38'54" N, 78°46'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/691620/4391110 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cumberland
Inventory number: BH 19526 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 61.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 7,591