Rating:
No votes cast

AMTK - Gwynn Falls Viaduct

Baltimore, Maryland

Photo 

Amtrak - Gwynns Falls Viaduct

looking east

HAER Photo

View this photo at skyscrapercity.com

BH Photo #455733

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Gwynn Falls, Baltimore Street, and CSX Railroad on Amtrak Northeast Corridor (former Pennsylvania Railroad)
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design
Three span open-spandrel concrete arch, with one closed-spandrel arch over West Baltimore Street on northeast end
Also called
PRR - Gwynn Falls Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.28722, -76.66424   (decimal degrees)
39°17'14" N, 76°39'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/356470/4349970 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Baltimore West
Inventory number
BH 50417 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (559)
Arch (12,407)
Baltimore, Maryland (90)
Built 1914 (823)
Built during 1910s (9,814)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,149)
Deck arch (11,644)
Have street view (27,728)
 Maryland (809)
Northeast Corridor (156)
Open (40,256)
Open-spandrel arch (786)
Owned by railroad (12,988)
Pennsylvania Railroad (962)
Railroad (16,102)
Western Maryland Railway (91)

Update Log 

  • September 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • May 31, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: corrected description of spans
  • December 3, 2011: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

Comments 

Post a comment here