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Shenandoah River Bridge

Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016

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BH Photo #362042

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shenandoah River on Road
Location
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1882; Three spans lost during the Flood of 1889; Reopened 1892; Destroyed by flood in March 1936
Design
Multiple Kingpost through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.32216, -77.72806   (decimal degrees)
39°19'20" N, 77°43'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/264829/4356077 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harpers Ferry
Inventory number
BH 71393 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,399)
Built 1882 (156)
Built during 1880s (2,175)
Destroyed by flood (613)
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (11)
Jefferson County, West Virginia (22)
Lost (28,540)
Lost 1936 (115)
 Lost during 1930s (870)
Maryland (831)
Multiple Kingpost truss (156)
State line crossing (913)
Through truss (16,820)
Truss (35,506)
Washington County, Maryland (102)
West Virginia (1,553)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2018: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • August 28, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 16, 2016: Added by Luke

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