Casselman River Bridge

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Environment, From East, Showing River Road Bridge Crossing Casselman River

Photo taken by Robert Shelley for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #313260

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Description

River Road Bridge is a pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge. Designed and built circa 1884 under authority of Garrett County, the bridge carries Casselman River Road over the Casselman River near Grantville, Maryland. A representative Pratt metal truss bridge of the late nineteenth century, River Road Bridge has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places by the Maryland Historical Trust.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Casselman River on River Road
Location: Garrett County, Maryland
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1884; replaced 1996
Builder: - P.A.C. Spero & Co.
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 9.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.70188, -79.13648 (decimal degrees)
39°42'07" N, 79°08'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/659764/4396329 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Grantsville
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 120
Inventory number: BH 65460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60 (out of 100)
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Update Log

January 12, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER MD-119 - River Road Bridge, Crossing Casselman River on Casselman River Road, Grantsville, Garrett County, MD