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MacArthur Avenue Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Photos
Glen Echo Trolley Bridge
View from pedestrian bridge downstream from bridge, between park and parking lot
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in April 2012
BH Photo #229660
Description
Double-track trolley bridge serving Glen Echo; abandoned but likely on land under jurisdiction of National Park Service. More history of the trolley line: http://glenecho-cabinjohn.com/CR-02.htmlFacts
- Overview
- Abandoned deck truss bridge over MacArthur Avenue Trail on MacArthur Avenue Trail
- Location
- Glen Echo, Montgomery County, Maryland
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built ca. 1895
- Railroads
- - Glen Echo Railroad Co.
- Streetcar
- Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway (W&GF)
- Design
- Deck truss
- Also called
- Glen Echo Trolley - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
MacArthur Avenue Trail - Glen Echo Park Trolley Bridge
Glen Echo Park Trolley Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.96807, -77.13879 (decimal degrees)
38°58'05" N, 77°08'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/314706/4315408 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Falls Church
- Inventory number
- BH 52005 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 2, 2016: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment; Added trail name + Corrected stream name
- June 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Interurban"
- April 10, 2012: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- April 9, 2012: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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I did walk on this bridge back in 2016. Some of the existing power lines on the abandoned trolley are still there, but some of the existing power lines are gone.