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WM - High Germany Road Overpass

Allegany County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Greg Hall

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BH Photo #148800

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned arch bridge over High Germany Road on Railroad (WM)
Location
Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1904
Railroads
- Chessie System (B&O/C&O/WM)
- Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Also called
WM - Bridge 1308
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.62624, -78.38660   (decimal degrees)
39°37'34" N, 78°23'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/724305/4389538 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Artemas
Elevation
479 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 43105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,928)
Allegany County, Maryland (111)
Arch (12,662)
Built 1904 (593)
Built during 1900s (7,649)
Chessie System (108)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,261)
 Deck arch (11,898)
Have street view (28,921)
Little Orleans, Maryland (1)
Maryland (831)
Railroad (16,463)
Western Maryland Railway (92)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • August 3, 2009: Added by Greg Hall

Sources 

  • Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs
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Comments 

Western Maryland Railroad Bridge
Posted April 16, 2013, by Jack Keller (jkeller41 [at] cinci [dot] rr [dot] com)

Sirs;

This bridge was likely replaced in 1904 as that is a date prominent on the bridge molded into the concrete.

Jack