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N&W - Shepherdstown Bridge

Washington County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia

Photo 

N&W Shepherdstown Bridge

looking east with MD 34 bridge in foreground

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #495415

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Potomac River on N&W RR
Location
Shepherdstown, Washington County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced in 1904
Design
Unique cantilevered Pratt deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43365, -77.79809   (decimal degrees)
39°26'01" N, 77°47'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/259175/4368637 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shepherdstown
Inventory number
BH 70945 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Built 1887 (237)
Built during 1880s (2,171)
Deck truss (1,925)
Jefferson County, West Virginia (22)
Lost (28,490)
Lost 1904 (38)
Lost during 1900s (391)
Maryland (826)
 Pratt deck truss (405)
Pratt truss (10,299)
Replaced by new bridge (19,376)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia (4)
State line crossing (913)
Truss (35,469)
Washington County, Maryland (102)
West Virginia (1,552)

Update Log 

  • April 12, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • April 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 10, 2016: Added by Zachary S

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