Historic Bridges
of the United States
Potomac River Bridge
Washington County
,
Maryland
and
Morgan County
,
West Virginia
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Overview
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on US 522 in Bartonsville
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937
Design
Deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 195.9 ft.
Total length: 2,582.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.69500, -78.18667
(decimal degrees)
39°41'42" N, 78°11'12" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 19681
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Categories
Built 1937
(329)
Built during 1930s
(5,130)
Deck truss
(533)
Functionally obsolete
(5,063)
Maryland
(291)
Morgan County, West Virginia
(16)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by state
(6,524)
Potomac River
(10)
Span length 175-250 feet
(990)
State line crossing
(145)
Total length over 2500 feet
(337)
Truss
(15,739)
US 522
(3)
Washington County, Maryland
(39)
West Virginia
(753)
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