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MERC - Severn River Swing Bridge (Old)

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Photos 

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2018

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BH Photo #420775

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Severn River on Maryland Electric Railways Co.
Location
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Status
Destroyed by collision
History
Built 1887; Replaced 1913
Railroads
- Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line (A&BSL)
- Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad (BLA)
- Baltimore & Annapolis Shortline Railroad (B&ASL)
- Interurban
- Maryland Electric Railways Co. (MERC)
Design
Deck plate girder bridge swing
Also called
B&ASL - Severn River Swing Bridge (Old)
A&BSL - Severn River Swing Bridge (Old)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.00086, -76.49226   (decimal degrees)
39°00'03" N, 76°29'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/370781/4317930 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 80985 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,654)
Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line (2)
Annapolis, Maryland (8)
Anne Arundel County, Maryland (28)
Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad (3)
Baltimore & Annapolis Shortline Railroad (1)
Beam (16,949)
Built 1887 (239)
Built during 1880s (2,222)
Deck girder (6,336)
Destroyed by collision (101)
Girder (11,225)
Interurban (1,012)
 Lost (29,102)
Lost 1913 (175)
Lost during 1910s (674)
Maryland (845)
Maryland Electric Railways Co. (1)
Movable (3,136)
Navigable waterway (2,212)
Pin-connected (4,876)
Plate girder (8,773)
Railroad (16,520)
Struck by watercraft (15)
Swing (1,576)
Timber stringer (4,339)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2018: Updated by Luke: Corrected GPS + Edited entry to be for the predecessor bridge
  • April 3, 2018: Added by Douglas Butler

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