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Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge

Charles County, Maryland, and King George County, Virginia

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Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge

US 301 northbound going onto the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge.

Photo taken by Ian Ligget in April 2010

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BH Photo #171985

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Description 

Bridge now targeted for replacement with new bridge to open in 2023:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-nic...

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Potomac River on US 301 connecting King George County, Va., and Charles County, Md.
Location
Charles County, Maryland, and King George County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Bridge now targeted for replacement with new bridge to open in 2023:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-nic...

History
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1984
Builder
- Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine (Rehab)
Design
"Arch Cantilever" style cantilever through truss with Wichert deck truss approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 799.9 ft.
Total length: 10,050.4 ft. (1.9 mi.)
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Also called
Potomac River Bridge
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.36251, -76.99060   (decimal degrees)
38°21'45" N, 76°59'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/326085/4247913 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dahlgren
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
17,933
Inventory number
BH 19642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arched Cantilever Truss (20)
Built 1939 (771)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Charles County, Maryland (9)
Cianbro Corporation (15)
Deck truss (1,733)
Doomed (1,075)
Have street view (26,956)
King George County, Virginia (2)
Maryland (783)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,897)
Over a mile long (301)
 Owned by bridge authority (251)
Potomac River (44)
Span length 500-1000 feet (388)
State line crossing (848)
Through truss (15,087)
Toll (170)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Truss (32,814)
US 301 (13)
Virginia (1,217)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,568)
Wichert truss (3)

Update Log 

  • July 21, 2019: New Street View added by Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • February 17, 2018: Merged duplicate pages; added King George County, VA, as an adjacent county
  • November 21, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Seven-year replacement proposal announced Nov. 2016
  • March 12, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge not yet "doomed"
  • December 21, 2015: Added by Andy Peters
  • July 8, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • December 9, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: Approach spans are Wichert trusses.
  • July 9, 2014: New photo from Andrew Raker
  • August 5, 2010: New photos from Ian Ligget
  • April 19, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge may be at risk for demolition.

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Ian Ligget
  • Andrew Raker
  • Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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Comments 

Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Posted November 26, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Todd Baslee pic

Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Posted November 26, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Just sad, they are going to demolish this bridge and replace it with an ugly new bridge that offers NOTHING in terms of increased capacity. A priceless historic bridge demolished for what? A shoulder? Sad. https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2019/11/maryland-approves-narrow...

And what a bunch of garbage when they say the new bridge will last 100 years. Good luck with that.