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Glen Echo Trolley Trestle

Montgomery County, Maryland

Photos 

Sycamore Trolley Trestle

View looking west

Photo taken by John C. Abbott in January 2012, used with permission

View this photo at humealumni.org

BH Photo #229658

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned bridge over dry run on abandoned trolley right-of-way
Location
Glen Echo, Montgomery County, Maryland
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1890
Railroads
- Glen Echo Railroad Co.
- Streetcar
- Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway (W&GF)
Design
Trestle
Also called
Sycamore Trolley Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.95880, -77.13163   (decimal degrees)
38°57'32" N, 77°07'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/315302/4314365 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Falls Church
Inventory number
BH 52006 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,182)
Abandoned (3,024)
Built 1890 (226)
Built during 1890s (2,459)
Deck girder (4,483)
Girder (7,931)
Glen Echo Railroad Co. (2)
Glen Echo, Maryland (3)
 Have street view (22,058)
Maryland (651)
Montgomery County, Maryland (35)
Plate girder (6,103)
Preserved (1,057)
Railroad (13,078)
Streetcar (214)
Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway (4)

Update Log 

  • June 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Glen Echo Railroad Co."
  • April 10, 2012: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • April 9, 2012: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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Glen Echo Trolley Trestle
Posted July 21, 2017, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Nathan,

You'll find that is an unpopular opinion on this website. A vast majority of contributors and members of this site advocate for preservation of these historic structures.

Glen Echo Trolley Trestle
Posted July 21, 2017, by Nathan Delaplaine (ndelaplaine [at] gmail [dot] com)

Maybe they should get rid of the old trolley trestle because trolleys can no longer run on the tracks if it's gone.