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Oblique View of Bridge Looking South

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni, June 2000

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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

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • October 8, 2008: New photo from Rick Mattioni

Sources 

  • Rick Mattioni
  • Andy Peters - anpete [at] yahoo [dot] com