NS - Potomac River Bridge (Shepherdstown)

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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in May 2006

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Shepherdstown

Location

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1904

Railroad

- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Design

Riveted Pratt Deck Truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.43311, -77.79724   (decimal degrees)
39°25'59" N, 77°47'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/259247/4368575 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Shepherdstown

Inventory number

BH 42564 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 15, 2017: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• September 23, 2016: New photo from Dave King
• July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
• February 22, 2010: Updated by Joshua Collins: added gps coordinates
• May 14, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon
• May 13, 2009: Added by Daniel McFarland

Sources 

• Daniel McFarland
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Andrew Raker
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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