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C&O Canal Town Creek Aqueduct

Allegany County, Maryland

Photos 

North Face, View From Northwest

Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #321657

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Town Creek on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal & Towpath
Location
Allegany County, Maryland
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1850
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.52336, -78.54404   (decimal degrees)
39°31'24" N, 78°32'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/711102/4377737 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oldtown
Inventory number
BH 66941 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,880)
Allegany County, Maryland (99)
Aqueduct (74)
Arch (11,528)
Built 1850 (74)
Built during 1850s (371)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (7)
 Deck arch (10,780)
Maryland (694)
Open to pedestrians (3,815)
Owned by National Park Service (434)
Owned by federal government (1,112)
Stone arch (2,791)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • HABS MD-813 - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Town Creek Aqueduct, 162.3 miles above tidewater, southwest of State Route 51, Oldtown, Allegany County, MD

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