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Devil's Backbone Bridge

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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in January 2006

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Little Beaver Creek on "Route 68/ just West of Alt Route 40/ The Old National Pike"
Location
Washington County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1824
Builder
- Jabez Kenny
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.53495, -77.70926   (decimal degrees)
39°32'06" N, 77°42'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/267160/4379649 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Funkstown
Inventory number
BH 39790 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Arch (9,418)
Built 1824 (9)
Built during 1820s (51)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,754)
Deck arch (8,695)
Jabez Kenny (1)
Maryland (423)
Open (28,307)
Washington County, Maryland (68)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2009: Added by Daniel McFarland

Sources 

  • Daniel McFarland