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Bridge Street Bridge

Cecil County, Maryland

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Bridge Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #511406

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Elk Creek on Bridge Street
Location
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1871
Builder
- American Iron Bridge Co. of Chester PA
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called
Big Elk Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.60542, -75.83202   (decimal degrees)
39°36'20" N, 75°49'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/428571/4384294 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
American Iron Bridge Co. of Chester PA (1)
Built 1871 (133)
Built during 1870s (1,266)
Cecil County, Maryland (46)
Elkton, Maryland (2)
Lost (28,464)
Maryland (826)
 Owned by city (6,082)
Pratt through truss (6,056)
Pratt truss (10,296)
Replaced by new bridge (19,357)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Through truss (16,775)
Truss (35,451)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • November 4, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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