Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Antietam Creek on US 40 ALT
- Location
- Washington County, Maryland
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1823; rehabilitated 1930
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 19647 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 01/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
- 7,850
Sources
- Jim Grey - mobilene [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
Antietam Creek Bridge
This bridge is stone on one side, concrete on the other -- the concrete side was added in the 1930s "rehab," the actual goal of which was to widen the bridge. I didn't know about the stone side when I took this photo, or I'd've gone around to photograph that side too!
Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.