Rating:
4 votes

Hancock Bridge

Washington County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia

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Facing East

Photo taken on 10/3/2009

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

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BH Photo #179567

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over Potomac River on US 522 in Bartonsville
Location
Washington County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937
Design
Wichert deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 195.9 ft.
Total length: 2,582.1 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.69500, -78.18667   (decimal degrees)
39°41'42" N, 78°11'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/741228/4397690 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hancock
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
10,930
Inventory number
BH 19681 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1937 (814)
Built during 1930s (11,816)
Deck truss (1,769)
Functionally obsolete (6,261)
Have street view (27,200)
Maryland (798)
Morgan County, West Virginia (37)
NR-eligible (4,060)
Open (40,011)
Owned by state (16,136)
 Potomac River (47)
Skewed (4,932)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,997)
State line crossing (863)
Total length over 2500 feet (920)
Truss (33,234)
US 522 (3)
Washington County, Maryland (101)
West Virginia (1,500)
Wichert truss (3)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 25, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • February 16, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • January 21, 2011: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
  • September 26, 2010: New photos from Jodi Christman

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