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BLA - Dorsey Creek Bridge

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Photos 

College Creek Drawbridge

Taken Sept. 24, 1961

Photo by Robert Riley, Maryland Rail Heritage Library collection.

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BH Photo #356809

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bascule drawbridge over College Creek/Dorsey Creek on Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
Location
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1931; Removed 1968
Railroads
- Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad (BLA)
- Interurban
- Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway (WB&A)
Design
Deck plate girder bascule draw span
Wooden trestle
Also called
WB&A - College Creek Bridge
WB&A - Dorsey Creek Bridge
BLA - College Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.98390, -76.49575   (decimal degrees)
38°59'02" N, 76°29'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/370447/4316053 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Annapolis
Inventory number
BH 60882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Annapolis, Maryland (6)
Anne Arundel County, Maryland (25)
Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad (3)
Bascule (1,062)
Beam (15,716)
Built 1931 (932)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Deck girder (5,745)
Girder (10,234)
Interurban (911)
 Lost (24,738)
Lost 1968 (85)
Lost during 1960s (742)
Maryland (783)
Movable (2,972)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway (8)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 28, 2016: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • June 25, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped general area + added info
  • May 6, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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