Potomac River Bridge

Map

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Potomac River and C&O Canal on MD 34 & WV 480
Location: Washington County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia
Status: Demolished and replaced.
History: Built 1939
Design: Deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 195.9 ft.
Total length: 1,026.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.43627, -77.80178 (decimal degrees)
39°26'11" N, 77°48'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/258866/4368938 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shepherdstown
Inventory number: BH 19797 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2009): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 5,921

July 11, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced some time ago.

Posted August 10, 2007, by Marcus (marcus [dot] bowman [at] iacdc [dot] com)

I believe this bridge has been replaced with a new bridge.