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CSX - Potomac River Bridge

Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland

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Photo taken by B&O Publicity Department to celebrate the introduction of the new lightweight trainset for the 'Columbian' train (Jersey City-Washington D.C.) in 1949. Published without any copyright notice.

License: Public domain: Released by author

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad
Location
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.32426, -77.72832   (decimal degrees)
39°19'27" N, 77°43'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/264814/4356310 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harpers Ferry
Inventory number
BH 71392 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1931 (809)
Built during 1930s (10,675)
Deck girder (4,751)
Girder (8,454)
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (11)
Have street view (23,385)
Jefferson County, West Virginia (20)
 Maryland (671)
Open (36,867)
Owned by railroad (10,275)
Plate girder (6,488)
State line crossing (749)
Washington County, Maryland (92)
West Virginia (1,307)

Update Log 

  • August 28, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 17, 2016: New Street View added by Luke
  • March 16, 2016: Added by Luke

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