Amtrak - Gwynn Falls Viaduct

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Street View 

• View #1

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)

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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

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