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NSF Indian Head Footbridge

Charles County, Maryland

Photos 

Historical Photo

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BH Photo #515955

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren pony through truss bascule footbridge over Mattawoman Creek on Pedestrian Traffic
Location
Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland
Status
Removed
History
Built 1917
Builders
- Ketler-Elliot Erection Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Warren pony through truss bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 106.5 ft.
Total length: 1,699.5 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Also called
Indian Head Proving Ground Footbridge
NOS Indian Head Footbridge
NPP Indian Head Footbridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.58138, -77.16599   (decimal degrees)
38°34'53" N, 77°09'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/311332/4272548 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Indian Head
Inventory number
BH 61124 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,108)
Built 1922 (756)
Built during 1920s (10,444)
Charles County, Maryland (11)
Footbridge (445)
Indian Head, Maryland (1)
Ketler-Elliot Erection Co. (13)
Lost (31,825)
Maryland (903)
Movable (3,191)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
 Owned by Corps of Engineers (103)
Owned by federal government (1,300)
Pedestrian Movable Bridges (37)
Pony truss (17,556)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Overhead Counterweight Bascule (59)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,050)
Truss (38,330)
Warren pony truss (3,629)
Warren truss (7,182)

Update Log 

  • January 20, 2022: Updated by Nathan Holth: Fixed total length, added contractor, added other lengths, changed build date from 1917 to 1922 per ENR Article.
  • August 22, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 22, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • August 20, 2014: Updated by Luke: Mapped
  • May 31, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Footbridge", "Navigable waterway"
  • May 31, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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