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C&O Canal Monocacy River Bridge

Frederick County, Maryland

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Monocacy River Aqueduct, C&O Canal

view showing north abutment

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in April 2006

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BH Photo #172894

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Monocacy River on Old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Location
Frederick County, Maryland
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built as one of the seven aqueducts on the C&O Canal, which ran from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD.
Design
Consists of seven stone arches, each 54 feet in length.
Dimensions
Total length: 438.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.22375, -77.45209   (decimal degrees)
39°13'26" N, 77°27'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/288326/4344472 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Poolesville
Inventory number
BH 45908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,836)
Arch (12,396)
Built 1833 (21)
Built during 1830s (206)
Deck arch (11,632)
Frederick County, Maryland (100)
Have street view (27,708)
 Maryland (809)
Open to pedestrians (4,395)
Owned by National Park Service (470)
Owned by federal government (1,261)
Preserved (1,212)
Stone arch (3,165)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,351)

Update Log 

  • February 20, 2018: New Street View added by Dave King
  • July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
  • October 17, 2011: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected erroneous update to wrong C&O Canal Aqueduct!
  • August 15, 2010: Added by Bob Morgan

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
  • C&O National Historical Park - description of canal and aqueduct construction
  • Andrew Raker
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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