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Potomac River Bridge (1939)
Facts
- 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
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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
- Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
- 5,900
- Inventory number
- BH 19797 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of July 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.9 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- July 11, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced some time ago.
Related Bridges
- Potomac River Bridge (Pre 1939) (Predecessor)
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I believe this bridge has been replaced with a new bridge.