Chesapeake City Bridge (1927)

Photos 

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge

Destroyed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #285236

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on MD 213

Location

Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland

Status

Destroyed by collision & replaced

History

Destroyed July 28, 1942 by M/V Franz Klasen; Replaced 1948

Builder

- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Design

Pratt through truss vertical lift

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.52947, -75.81485   (decimal degrees)
39°31'46" N, 75°48'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/429969/4375851 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Elkton

Inventory number

BH 61336 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 13, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 17, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added common name + ship collision info
• June 12, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

• Chesapeake City Bridge (1949) (Successor)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• The Historical Society of Cecil County - Tanker Destroys Drawbridge - July 28, 1942 - Imagery + Info
• Luke
• The Historical Society of Cecil County - Chesapeake City, Maryland C&D Canal 1919 - 1960 Government Owned - Imagery + Info

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