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Casselman River US 40 Bridge

Garrett County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Janis Ford August 2008

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BH Photo #131877

Map 

Street View 

Description 

The bridge was rehabilitated in the autumn of 2008 through early spring 2009 and was re-opened before summer of 2009.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Casselman River on US 40 ALT
Location
Garrett County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932; rehabilitated 2008
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 132.9 ft.
Total length: 137.1 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.69605, -79.14254   (decimal degrees)
39°41'46" N, 79°08'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/659258/4395671 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Grantsville
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
3,841
Inventory number
BH 19692 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1932 (963)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Garrett County, Maryland (38)
Have street view (26,938)
Maryland (783)
NR-eligible (4,048)
Open (39,880)
Owned by state (15,983)
 Pratt through truss (5,387)
Pratt truss (9,294)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Through truss (15,053)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,919)
Truss (32,773)
US 40 (136)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • April 12, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 1, 2014: Updated by Jim Allen: Refined coordinates
  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • January 3, 2013: Photo imported by Jim Grey
  • January 3, 2013: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Updated description
  • July 27, 2010: New photo from Daniel Hopkins

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Janis Ford
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • Todd Wilson
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jim Allen
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Casselman River Bridge
Posted April 30, 2009, by Jim Grey (mobilene [at] gmail [dot] com)

I drove over this bridge on 4/8/09, so the rehab must be complete!

Casselman River Bridge
Posted September 2, 2008, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

8/31/08 US-40 is closed in order to rehab the bridge. This photo taken from the magnificent stone arch on the Cumberland Rd. That's I-68 in the background. 3 generations of bridges cross the river here.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.