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Ruxton PRR Overpass

Baltimore County, Maryland

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The Cast Iron Bridge at Ruxton

Archives-"The history and construction of the cast iron bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Ruxton, Maryland" By G.B. Coe

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

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BH Photo #295342

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on Ruxton Road
Location
Ruxton, Baltimore County, Maryland
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888
Railroad
- Northern Central Railroad
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 72.3 ft.
Total length: 72.3 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
The Cast Iron Bridge at Ruxton
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.39810, -76.64534   (decimal degrees)
39°23'53" N, 76°38'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/358325/4362246 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cockeysville
Inventory number
BH 63117 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,563)
Baltimore County, Maryland (92)
Built 1888 (219)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Have street view (26,945)
Lost (24,725)
Maryland (783)
 Northern Central Railroad (1)
Pony truss (16,182)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Ruxton, Maryland (1)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Truss (32,778)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Changed name to more uniform style
  • September 23, 2014: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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