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Gormania Bridge (Old)

Garrett County, Maryland, and Grant County, West Virginia

Photo 

Gormania Bridge (Old)

looking south

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #495413

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over B&O RR and North Branch Potomac River on US 50
Location
Gormania, Garrett County, Maryland, and Grant County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.29301, -79.34690   (decimal degrees)
39°17'35" N, 79°20'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/642556/4350596 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (529)
Deck truss (1,923)
Garrett County, Maryland (40)
Gormania, Maryland (1)
Grant County, West Virginia (9)
Lost (28,364)
Lost 1985 (154)
Lost during 1980s (1,527)
 Maryland (826)
Pony truss (17,004)
Potomac River (50)
Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
State line crossing (912)
Truss (35,365)
West Virginia (1,552)

Update Log 

  • April 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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