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CSX - Gwynn Falls Parkway Overpass

Baltimore, Maryland

Photos 

CSX - Gwynn Falls Parkway Overpass

View looking west

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016

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BH Photo #353957

Map 

Description 

Formerly also spanned streetcar tracks on center span

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Gwynn Falls Parkway on CSX Transportation (former Western Maryland Railway)
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- Baltimore Transit Co. (BTCO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System (B&O/C&O/WM)
- Streetcar
- Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design
Arched deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.31529, -76.65974   (decimal degrees)
39°18'55" N, 76°39'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/356916/4353079 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Baltimore West
Inventory number
BH 72302 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (529)
Baltimore Transit Co. (9)
Baltimore, Maryland (96)
Built 1929 (1,058)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
CSX Railroad (1,764)
Chessie System (108)
 Deck girder (6,304)
Girder (11,171)
Maryland (831)
Open (40,968)
Plate girder (8,726)
Streetcar (292)
Western Maryland Railway (92)

Update Log 

  • May 31, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Photo and build date added
  • May 23, 2016: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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