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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Lift Bridge

Washington County, Maryland
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Lift Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman 10/23/10

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Description 

A lot of information can be found here http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28MD0741%29%29

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Overview
Girder bridge over C&O Canal
Location
Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Currently owned by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Builders
- Fancus Machine Co. (Lift Machinery Fabricator)
- New York Central Ironworks (structural Steel Fabricator)
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Electrical Equipment)
Design
Steel plate-girder span with steel truss vertical lift structure
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.5 ft.
Deck width: 16.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.59958, -77.82669   (decimal degrees)
39°35'59" N, 77°49'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/257292/4387134 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Williamsport
Inventory number
BH 46634 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1923 (423)
Built during 1920s (7,245)
Closed (2,133)
Fancus Machine Co. (1)
Girder (3,939)
Have street view (12,858)
Maryland (451)
Movable (1,459)
New York Central Ironworks (1)
 Owned by National Park Service (262)
Owned by federal government (630)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,502)
Vertical lift (280)
Washington County, Maryland (68)
Western Maryland Railway (26)
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (2)
Williamsport, Maryland (4)

Update Log 

  • August 30, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 26, 2010: New photo from Jodi Christman
  • October 24, 2010: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • October 23, 2010: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Lift Bridge
Posted August 2, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal lift bridge drawing.

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