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Mt Royal Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.307636,-76.620803

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Carries Mount Royal Avenue over Howard Street
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Howard Street on Mount Royal Avenue
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Baltimore

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29th Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.319113,-76.628777

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Carries 29th Street over I-83 and Jones Falls
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Two 232-foot main arches, with three 30-foot arches on each end
Total Length: 766.1 Feet
Span Length: 232.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over I-83 and Jones Falls on 29th Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1938

Location: Baltimore

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29th Street Bridge, Baltimore

29th Street Bridge, Baltimore as viewed from Reservoir Hill looking southwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in April 2008

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29th Street Bridge

View from Falls Road looking northwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2013

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I-895 Curtis Bay Steel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.240886,-76.596337

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Carries I-895 over CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad)
Design: truss/through/k-truss
Design Details: K-truss through truss
Total Length: 1756.0 Feet
Span Length: 483.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over CSX Transportation Curtis Bay Yards on I-895 between Brooklyn and Curtis Bay in Baltimore City
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1957

Location: Baltimore

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I-895 Steel Bridge

View from northwest (from private property, requires stepladder to shoot over fence)

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in Sept. 2014

309168

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I-895 Steel Bridge

View from northwest (from private property, requires stepladder to shoot over fence)

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in Sept. 2014

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East portal looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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West portal looking west

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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East portal

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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West portal

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.253333,-76.571667

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Carries I-895 over Patapsco River
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 7650.3 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-895
History: Closed for 3years and renovated in 1987
Built: 1957

Location: Baltimore

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Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

I-895 southbound approaching the northern portal of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Photo taken by Ian Ligget in March 2010

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Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

I-895 southbound at the northern portal of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Photo taken by Ian Ligget in March 2010

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Baltimore Harbor Tunnel north tube

The northern tube of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel carrying southbound traffic. Notice the significantly brighter lighting in the tube compared to the southern (northbound) tube.

Photo taken by Matthew

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Baltimore Harbor Tunnel south tube

The southern tube of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel carrying northbound traffic. Notice the significantly darker lighting than the northern tube carrying southbound traffic.

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Baltimore Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.287446,-76.664586

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Carries Baltimore Street over Gwynns Falls
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Concrete Arch
Total Length: 326.1 Feet
Span Length: 113.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls and CSX Railroad on Baltimore Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1931

Location: Baltimore

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Baltimore Street Bridge

View looking north (street direction east)

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2011

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Baltimore Street Bridge

Street view looking east, showing road, plaque, date embossed in far wall (2000), and adjacent Amtrak Gwynn Falls Viaduct

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2011

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Baltimore Street Bridge plaque

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2011

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Barclay Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.319430,-76.611117

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Carries Barclay Street over CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Barclay Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1924
Built: 1900

Location: Baltimore

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Barclay Street Bridge

View from west

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Barclay Street Bridge

View from east

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Belair Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.326488,-76.567397

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Carries Belair Road over Herring Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herring Run on Belair Road in Baltimore
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Baltimore

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Belair Road Bridge

View from southeast

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Belair Road Bridge

Dates on all four parapets

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Belair Road Bridge

View from southeast

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Belair Road Bridge

Date and muralwork

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Belair Road Bridge

Railings formerly held lampposts; footings remain

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Clifton Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.312787,-76.685498

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Carries Clifton Avenue over Western Run and Windsor Mill Road
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Concrete arch
Total Length: 226.1 Feet
Span Length: 226.1 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Western Run on Clifton Avenue
History: Rebuilt to older design 2000
Built: 2000

Location: Baltimore

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Cl;ifton Avenue Bridge, Baltimore

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2010

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.345299,-76.580852

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Carries Cold Spring Lane over Herring Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herring Run on Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Baltimore

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

View from south

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

309676

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Construction date plaque

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2014

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2014

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Cold Spring Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2014

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Curtis Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.207686,-76.581332

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Carries I-695 Inner Lanes over Curtis Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 3075.3 Feet
Span Length: 319.9 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Curtis Creek on I-695 Inner Lanes in Baltimore
History: Built 1978; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1978

Location: Baltimore

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Curtis Creek Bridge

Baltimore

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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Curtis Creek Bridge

Street view showing the bridge tender's operaters house

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013

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Curtis Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.207222,-76.580833

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Carries IS 695 Outer Lanes over Curtis Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 3075.3 Feet
Span Length: 319.9 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Curtis Creek on IS 695 Outer Lanes in Baltimore
History: Built 1974; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1974

Location: Baltimore

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Eager Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.301218,-76.610841

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Carries Eager Street over Fallsway
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Fallsway on Eager Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1900

Location: Baltimore

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Forest Park Avenue Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.318531,-76.703920

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Carries Forest Park Avenue over Gwynns Falls
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Former concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls on Forest Park Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1928, replaced by prestressed stringer bridge 2005
Built: 1900

Location: Baltimore

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Frederick Avenue Bridge

Status: Structure closed September 2013, completely demolished by November 2013

Location: 39.280257,-76.661069

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Carries Frederick Avenue over Gwynns Falls and CSX Transportation railroad
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 267.1 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Demolished concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls and CSX Railroad on Frederick Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1930, closed for demolition/replacement Sept. 2013
Built: 1930

Location: Baltimore

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Frederick Avenue Bridge

View looking southwest as demolition began

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2013

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Frederick Avenue Bridge

View looking southwest as demolition began

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2013

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Frederick Avenue Bridge

View looking eastwards; note stone pier of predecessor bridges to right

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2013

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Frederick Avenue Bridge

View looking northeast as demolition began

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2013

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Fulton Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.302464,-76.645937

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Carries Fulton Avenue over Amtrak
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Amtrak on Fulton Avenue in Baltimore
History: Although NBI indicates bridge built 1936, Maryland Historic Bridge Inventory indicates an 1873 date. Bridge may have been reconstructed with additional fill in 1936.
Built: 1936

Location: Baltimore

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Fulton Avenue Bridge

Aerial view looking east, 1977

Photo taken by Jack Boucher, Historic Architectural Engineering Record, Library of Congress, 1977

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Fulton Avenue Bridge 1977

Aerial view looking southeast, 1977

Photo taken by Jack Boucher for HAER, Library of Congress

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Greenmount Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.319478,-76.609444

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Carries Greenmount Avenue over CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1975
Built: 1914

Location: Baltimore

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Greenmount Avenue Bridge

View from west (Barclay St. Bridge)

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Guilford Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.306235,-76.612067

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Carries Guilford Avenue over I-83
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 320.9 Feet
Span Length: 173.9 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over I-83 on Guilford Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1930

Location: Baltimore

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Guilford Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Planned for replacement with girder bridge as part of CSX clearance project, date uncertain.

Location: 39.319328,-76.612939

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Carries Guilford Avenue over CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Guilford Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Baltimore

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Guilford Avenue Bridge

West side

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Guilford Avenue Bridge

View from east (Barclay St. Bridge)

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Edmonson Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
replacement underway in 2019

Location: 39.294280,-76.669929

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Carries US 40 (Edmondson Avenue) over Gwynns Falls and CSX Transportation
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 396.0 Feet
Span Length: 147.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls and CSX Transportation on US 40 (Edmondson Avenue) in Baltimore
History: Built 1907; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1907

Location: Baltimore

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Published prior to 1923

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Published prior to 1923

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Edmonson Avenue Bridge

vintage postcard view

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Hanover Street Bascule Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Under study for repair or replacement: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-hanover-bridge-20160209-story.html

Location: 39.258100,-76.616109

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Carries Hanover Street over Middle Branch Patapsco River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss double-leaf Rall bascule bridge with concrete cantilever open spandrel deck arch approach spans.
Total Length: 2023.1 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Middle Branch of Patapsco River on Hanover Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1971 and 1992
Built: 1916

Location: Baltimore

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Photo taken by Charles Flaherty in February 2012

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Hanover Street Bridge

Hanover Street Bridge, looking northwest from water southeast of bridge June 16, 2012

Photo taken by Shawn Seidel, used with permission

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Hanover Street Bridge

Baltimore MD

Drawing made by Douglas Butler

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Hanover Street Bridge

Rall type in Maryland

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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Hanover Street Bascule Bridge

View from park to southwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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Hanover Street Bascule Bridge

Bridge under construction 1916, with two United Railways & Electric trolleys meeting on draw span.

Photo from Md. Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum; used with permission

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Hanover Street Bridge from the water

Photo taken by Pat Gavin in July 2016

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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Hanover Street Bascule Bridge

1916 construction

Baltimore Sun archive photo, reposted on Facebook

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Hanover Street Bascule Bridge

rare shot of bridge opened

uncredited, from Facebook

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Harford Road Herring Run Bridge

Status: Demolished for replacement span
$19 million contract for demolition and replacement signed July 2018; demolition slated to begin fall 2018; bridge closed for demolition Nov. 19, 2018 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-harford-road-bridge-replacement-20181113-story.html http://www.wbal.com/article/347460/3/harford-road-bridge-closed-for-3-years-as-crews-build-replacement

Location: 39.333819,-76.576526

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Carries Harford Road over Herring Run
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 126.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herring Run on Harford Road in Baltimore
History: Built 1911-12 for $60,000, opened July 12, 1912; rehabilitated 1927; closed temporarily 2017 after water main under deck ruptured; demolition begun late fall of 2018 and completed 2019
Built: 1911-12

Location: Baltimore

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Harford Road Bridge

Note park road span underneath main span

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Note park road span underneath main span

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Harford Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Planned for replacement under CSX clearance improvement project--date not announced

Location: 39.317195,-76.594770

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Carries Harford Road over CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Harford Road in Baltimore
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1914
Built: 1900

Location: Baltimore

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Hilton Parkway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.302304,-76.674024

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Carries Hilton Parkway over Franklintown Road and Gywnns Falls
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Five concrete deck arches
Total Length: 504.9 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Franklintown Road and and Gywnns Falls on Hilton Parkway in Baltimore
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1938

Location: Baltimore

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Hilton Drive Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Hilton Parkway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.298056,-76.673611

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Carries Hilton Parkway over Gelston Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Gelston Run on Hilton Parkway in Baltimore
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1938

Location: Baltimore

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Howard Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.309149,-76.620128

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Carries Howard Street over I-83, CSX, MTA, AMTRAK
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 979.1 Feet
Span Length: 271.0 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over I-83 on Howard Street in Baltimore
History: Built 1937-38; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1938

Location: Baltimore

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Photo taken by Rachel Lipton in March 2012

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Howard Street Bridge

View looking west from Lafayette Avenue at Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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Howard Street Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2016

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Howard Street Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2016

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Howard Street Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2016

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Howard Street Bridge

Amtrak Acela 2003 eases under the Howard Street Bridge towards B&P Tunnel on August 3, 2014

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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Huntingdon Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.318548,-76.621061

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Carries Huntingdon Avenue over CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Huntingdon Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1914
Built: 1900

Location: Baltimore

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Huntington Avenue Bridge

Looking northeast from Sisson St. Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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Loch Raven Blvd. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.351111,-76.590556

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Carries Loch Raven Blvd. over Chinquapin Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 203.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Chinquapin Run on Loch Raven Blvd. in Baltimore
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1977
Built: 1932

Location: Baltimore

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Lock Raven Boulevard Bridges

Photo from Maryland DOT

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Loch Raven Blvd. Bridge

Photo from Maryland DOT

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Loch Raven Blvd. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.351111,-76.590833

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Carries Loch Raven Blvd. over Chinquapin Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 203.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Chinquapin Run on Loch Raven Blvd. in Baltimore
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1977
Built: 1932

Location: Baltimore

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Loch Raven Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

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Carries Loch Raven Road over Sanghai Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Sanghai Creek on Loch Raven Road in Baltimore
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Loch Raven Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.427222,-76.545000

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Carries Loch Raven Road over Towson Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Towson Run on Loch Raven Road in Baltimore
History: Built 1879; rehabilitated 1912
Built: 1879

Location: Baltimore

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Mannasota Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.324444,-76.562500

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Carries Mannasota Avenue over Herring Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herring Run on Mannasota Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Baltimore

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North Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.310822,-76.622211

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Carries North Avenue and water mains over Amtrak, CSX, Light Rail, Jones Falls, Falls Road, former Maryland & Pennsylvania RR right-of-way
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Three main stone/brick arch spans; approach on west has four spans of stone-faced concrete over rail lines, rebuilt 1980s/1990s
Total Length: 888.2 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet

Overview: Stone/brick arch bridge over Amtrak, CSX, Light Rail, Jones Falls, and Falls Road on North Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1895; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1895

Location: Baltimore

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North Avenue Bridge

View from Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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North Avenue Bridge

View from Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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North Avenue Bridge

View from Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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North Avenue Bridge

View from Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

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North Avenue Bridge

Aerial looking northeast. Note redecking in progress.

Photo taken by Historical Architectural Engineering Record

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View from B&O Railroad Bridge abutment late 1940s/early 1950s.

Photo from Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Patapsco River Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries I-95 over Patapsco River
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 7132.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-95 in Baltimore
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982

Location: Baltimore

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Pennington Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.208333,-76.580000

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Carries Pennington Avenue over Curtis Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1916.1 Feet
Span Length: 316.9 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Curtis Creek on Pennington Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976

Location: Baltimore

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Pennington Avenue Bridge

Maryland

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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Pennington Avenue Bridge

4 parallel bridges lowered.

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015

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Pulaski Highway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.305000,-76.538333

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Carries Pulaski Highway over Herring Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 153.9 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herring Run on Pulaski Highway in Baltimore
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1932
Built: 1921

Location: Baltimore

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Remington Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.326117,-76.625363

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Carries Remington Avenue over Stony Run and former Maryland & Pennsylvania RR right-of-way
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Stony Run on Remington Avenue in Baltimore
History: Rehabilitated 1930
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Remington Avenue Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2013

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Remington Avenue Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2013

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Remington Avenue Bridge

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Remington Avenue Bridge

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Remington Avenue Bridge

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Stoney Run Bridge

View looking south from railroad right of way

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San Martin Drive Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.328474,-76.622939

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Carries San Martin Drive over Branch of Stony Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Stone-faced concrete arch bridge over branch of Stony Run on San Martin Drive in Baltimore
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Baltimore

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San Martin Drive Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2013

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University Parkway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.336441,-76.624033

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Carries University Parkway over Stoney Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Stoney Run and former Maryland and Pennsylvania RR right of way on University Parkway in Baltimore
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Baltimore

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University Parkway Bridge, Baltimore, MD

View looking north from south side

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University Parkway Bridge, Baltimore, MD

View looking north from south side

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2012

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University Parkway Bridge, Baltimore, MD

View looking south from north; former railroad right-of-way to right; remains of abutment of predecessor bridge on far left.

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2012

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University Parkway Bridge

looking north

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Vincent Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.302444,-76.643860

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Carries N. Vincent Street over Amtrak
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Amtrak on N. Vincent Street in Baltimore
History: NBI states built 1920; Maryland Historic Bridge Inventory indicates 1873
Built: 1920

Location: Baltimore

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B & P Tunnel West Portal. Baltimore, Baltimore City, Md. Sec. 1201, Mp 97.43

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Wicomico Street Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.267848,-76.643635

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Carries Wicomico Street over CSX Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 87.9 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Wooden stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Wicomico Street in Baltimore
History: built ca. 1904, refurbished 1960, closed 2010s, removed 2017
Built: ca. 1904

Location: Baltimore

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Wilkens Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.276667,-76.661667

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Carries Wilkens Avenue over Gwynns Falls
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls on Wilkens Avenue in Baltimore
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Baltimore

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Wilkens Avenue Bridge

View from south

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Wilkens Avenue Bridge

Street view looking east

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2014

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Wilkens Avenue Bridge

View of vertical parapet from street/sidewalk

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.312306,-76.689189

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Carries Windsor Mill Road over Gwynns Falls
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Gwynns Falls on Windsor Mill Road in Baltimore
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Baltimore

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge

View from northeast end

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2010

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge

Original predecessor bridge's builder's plate mounted on pedestal

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2010

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge

Original predecessor bridge's builder's plate mounted on pedestal

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Wyman Park Drive Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.323793,-76.626093

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Carries Wyman Park Drive over Stony Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 257.9 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Stony Run on Wyman Park Drive in Baltimore
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1920

Location: Baltimore

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Wyman Park Drive Bridge

View from southwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2014

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Wyman Park Drive Bridge

View from northeast

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Wyman Park Drive Bridge

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Wyman Park Drive Bridge

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CSX - Carrollton Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.275306,-76.654944

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Carries Railroad tracks over Gwynn's Falls
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 312.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Gwynn's Falls
History: Built in 1829 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, this is the oldest railroad bridge in the world still in use.
Built: 1829

Location: Baltimore

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Aerial View Of Viaduct Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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View Of East Side Of Viaduct With Diesel Locomotive Crossing

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Aerial View Of Viaduct Looking Southeast

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Sharply Skewed View Of West Side Of Viaduct From Bank, Looking South

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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Published prior to 1923

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Published prior to 1923

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View Showing the Poor Character of Foundation Masonry Under Gwynns Falls Arch as Disclosed When Work of Sealing Foundations Was Done

Photo taken by Dave King

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B&O local train crosses Carrollton Viaduct in Baltimore, MD on Aug 15, 1994.

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

Status: In Storage

Location: 39.316234,-76.625433

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Carries over
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Seven panel pin-connected Pratt pony truss with cast iron compression members; three lines of trusses--two outer trusses of composite cast and wrought iron in a diagonal Pratt design and a center composite bowstring truss of Pratt-system web. Both chords are cast iron water mains, bifurcated at each end-bearing at which point there is a cast iron post and wrought iron tie.
Total Length: 88.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge in storage for potential reuse/preservation
History: Built 1877, disassembled and moved for storage ca. 1975
Built: 1877

Location: Baltimore

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Oblique view from the west

From Falls Rd / MD 25

Photo taken by James Gonzalski in April 2008

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Perpendicular view from the southwest

From Falls Rd / MD 25

Photo taken by James Gonzalski in April 2008

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Lombard Street Bridge Original Site

Photo from Maryland Historical Trust showing Lombard Street Bridge at original site over Jones Falls in downtown Baltimore City, May 1968

Maryland Historical Trust

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2010

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in November 2010

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Old Lombard Street Iron Bridge

Bridge truss re-erected for storage, seen October 1978

Walter Merkle, Baltimore Streetcar Museum collection

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Sinclair Lane Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Closed May 2012 and demolished; replacement delayed by discovered deterioration of original 1893 foundation, which was also replaced. Replacement opened Dec. 2014.

Location: 39.314431,-76.573007

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Carries Sinclair Lane and Edison Highway over CSX Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Sinclair Lane
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Fort Avenue CSX Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.269825,-76.596224

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Carries Fort Avenue over CSX Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over CSX Railroad on Fort Avenue
History: Built 1920, replaced by new overpass 2012
Built: 1920

Location: Baltimore

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AMTK - Gwynn Falls Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.287216,-76.664245

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Carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor (former Pennsylvania Railroad) over Gwynn Falls, Baltimore Street, and CSX Railroad
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Three span open-spandrel concrete arch, with one closed-spandrel arch over West Baltimore Street on northeast end
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Gwynn Falls, Baltimore Street, and CSX Railroad on Amtrak Northeast Corridor (former Pennsylvania Railroad)
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Baltimore

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Amtrak - Gwynns Falls Viaduct

looking east

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WM - Spring Garden Swing Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.265074,-76.624677

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Carries former Western Maryland Railway over Spring Garden Channel, Patapsco River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: 220-foot Through truss with 220-foot deck girder and wooden trestle approaches
Total Length: 2045.0 Feet
Span Length: 220.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss swing bridge over Spring Garden Channel, Patapsco River on former Western Maryland Railway
History: Built 1903, abandoned 1980s
Built: 1903

Location: Baltimore

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Drone photo

Photo taken by Pat Gavin in April 2017

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WM Draw 1

Looking west from east end

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WM Draw 2

Looking west from approach trestle

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WM Draw 3

Looking from eastern draw abutment

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Western Maryland Spring Garden Railroad Bridge

Abandoned

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2013

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WM - Spring Garden Drawbridge

View from Interstate 95 looking southwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in July 2012

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WM - Spring Garden Drawbridge

View from Interstate 95 looking southwest

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in July 2012

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Built in 1903

Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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No Trespassing Western Maryland Railroad Police

Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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Built in 1903

Photo taken by Pat Gavin in June 2016

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CSX - Bay View Junction Overpass

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced second week of March 2016

Location: 39.296948,-76.553294

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Carries Railroad (CSX Transportation, formerly Baltimore & Ohio) over Railroad (Amtrak, former Pennsylvania Railroad)
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Railroad (Amtrak) on Railroad (CSX)
History: Built 1885, replaced with through plate girder 2016
Built: 1885

Location: Baltimore

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Bayview Overpass WB 1

View looking compass east from westbound passenger train on Amtrak

Photo taken in July 2014

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Bayview Overpass EB 1

View looking compass west from eastbound passenger train on Amtrak

Photo taken in July 2014

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Bayview Overpass EB 2

View looking compass west from eastbound passenger train on Amtrak

Photo taken in July 2014

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Bayview Junction Overpass

Going away view of MARC train 523(19) with DC AEM7's 4902 and 4900 on number 1 track at Bay View, MD. November 19, 2014

Photo by George Pitz, used with permission

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Bay View Junction Overpass

Removed bridge being dismantled April 6, 2016

Photo by George Pitz via Facebook, used with permission

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Bay View Junction Overpass

B&O GP9 6573, Feb. 2, 1985

Photo taken by Walter Schaufele, collection of Md. Rail Heritage Library

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Bay View Junction Overpass

View looking east ca. 1979

Photo taken by Joseph Stumpfel, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library

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CSX - Highlandtown PRR Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.288833,-76.558749

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Carries CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio RR,) over Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Conrail, Penn Central, and Pennsylvania RR)
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Pin-connected Whipple through truss, skewed at approximately 60-degree angle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on CSX Transportation (nee B&O)
History: Built ca. 1885
Built: 1885

Location: Baltimore

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Looking north

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking north

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking northwest

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking northwest

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking northwest

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking north

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking north

Photo taken in July 2014

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Looking northeast

Photo taken in July 2014

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Light RailLink - Patapsco River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.224370,-76.639943

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Carries Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway over Patapsco River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Patapsco River on Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway
History: 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Baltimore

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Francis Scott Key Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.216667,-76.528333

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Carries Maryland Route 695 (Interstate 695) over Patapsco River/Baltimore Harbor
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through continuous truss arch
Total Length: 9091.3 Feet
Span Length: 1200.2 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Patapsco River/Baltimore Harbor on Maryland Route 695 (Interstate 695)
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976

Location: Baltimore

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Francis Scott Key Bridge

View from Fort Armistead Park

By Jeremy Smith [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Francis Scott Key Bridge

aerial view from east, with Fort Carroll to left of bridge

By Jeff Kubina (Flickr.com - image description page) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Key Bridge sunset

A summer sunset from the area of Ft Carroll

Photo taken by Mike Singer

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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CTN - Crown Industrial Park Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.286971,-76.558617

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Carries Canton Railroad over Crown Industrial Park
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Crown Industrial Park on Canton Railroad
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Baltimore

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CSX - Macon Street Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.304303,-76.559188

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Carries CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio RR,) over Macon Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch with parallel steel deck girder carrying second track
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Macon Street on CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio RR,)
History: Built ca. 1906
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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B&O Macon Street Overpass

West side of bridge looking east

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2012

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B&O Macon Street Overpass

West side of bridge looking east

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2012

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B&O Macon Street Overpass

Stencil indicates railroad's identification of bridge location as "Bridge 20B"

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2012

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B&O Macon Street Overpass

East side of bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2012

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B&O Macon Street Overpass

East side of bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in October 2012

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Wilkens Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.279933,-76.661037

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Carries Frederick Road/Turnpike (National Road) over Gwynns Falls and railroad
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Gwynns Falls and railroad on Frederick Road/Turnpike (National Road)
History: Built 1861 to replace covered bridge for horsecar service; washed out December 1866
Built: 1868

Location: Baltimore

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Frederick Turnpike Bridges

Pier of covered/iron bridges at right

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2013

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Frederick Turnpike Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.279792,-76.660983

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Carries Frederick Road/Turnpike (National Road) over Gwynns Falls
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Gwynns Falls on Frederick Road/Turnpike (National Road)
History: Built before 1850, demolished 1861-62 after replacement iron bridge built
Built: pre-1850

Location: Baltimore

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Maryland Zoo Suspension Footbridge

Status:

Location: 39.326574,-76.646531

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Carries Pedestrian pathway over
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension bridge on Pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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San Martin Center Cable-stayed Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.330479,-76.623443

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Carries Pedestrian pathway over San Martin Drive
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over San Martin Drive on Pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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CSX - Howard Street Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.307110,-76.620080

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Carries CSX Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 7870.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on CSX Railroad
History: 1895
Built: 1895

Location: Baltimore

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View Of North Portal Looking Out From Under Mt. Royal Station Train Shed

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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View Of Mt. Royal Train Shed Looking Out From Under Howard Street Tunnel

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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View Of Pedestrian Crossing Over Tracks At Camden Station Looking Out From Under South Portal Of Howard Street Tunnel

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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View Of Tracks Leading To South Portal At Camden Station

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View Of South Portal At Camden Station

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View Of Tunnel Opening At Camden Station (South End) Looking Out From A Couple Of Hundred Feet Inside Tunnel

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Boston Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.280349,-76.579891

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Carries Boston Street and former railroad right-of-way over Harris Creek Sewer
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Brick arch bridge over Harris Creek Sewer on Boston Street
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Baltimore

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Environment, From South, Showing Boston Street Bridge Carrying Boston Street Over Harris Creek Sewer Outlet At Northwest Branch Of Patapsco River (Baltimore Harbor)

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Environment, From East, Showing Boston Street Bridge Carrying Boston Street Over Harris Creek Sewer

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Environment, From West, Showing Boston Street Bridge Carrying Boston Street Over Harris Creek Sewer, With Portion Of American Can Company Complex

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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South Elevation Of Boston Street Bridge, From South, With Portion Of American Can Company Complex

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Partial South Elevation Of Boston Street Bridge, From Southeast, With Portion Of American Can Company Complex

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Partial South Elevation, From Southwest

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Deck View, From West

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Deck View, From East

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Parapet, From East, Showing Portion Of Original Low Stone Parapet At Southeast End Of Bridge, With Stone Coping, Concrete Parapet Extension, And Concrete Jersey Walls

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Oblique View, Portion Of Spandrel Wall And Arch Barrel, From Southeast, Showing Intrados And Extrados, Juncture Of Brick Barrel And Cut Stone Masonry Facing Stones, Tie Rod Caps, And Concrete Parapet Extension

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Arch Barrel And Ring, From Southwest, Showing Cut Stone Masonry Ringstone Voussoirs With '1902' Keystone, Concrete Parapet, Concrete Apron At Base Of Bridge Under Arch, And Portion Of Timber Grillage

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, East Spandrel, From Southeast, Showing Paired Placement Of Tie Rod Caps, With Drain Pipe Outlet

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Typical Metal Tie Rod Caps, From Southeast

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Typical Cut Stone Masonry Facing Blocks, At Base Of Bridge, From Southeast, Showing Masons Marks, Mooring Ring, And Portion Of Submerged Timber Grillage

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Manhole Cover On Bridge Deck, From West, With Granite Curb, Concrete Sidewalk And Portion Of Roadway

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Photocopy Of Historic View, Half-Tone Plate Depicting Construction Of Boston Street Bridge, Dated December 21, 1901, And Showing Concentric Ring Or Rowlock Bond Construction Technique (Half-Tone Plate Published In Baltimore City Engineer's Annual Rep

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.261169,-76.573575

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Carries I-95 SB/NB over Patapsco River
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 7209.3 Feet
Span Length: 5375.3 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-95 SB/NB
History: Built 1980-1985
Built: 1982

Location: Baltimore

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

Southernmost bore

Photo taken by Matthew

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

Southern central bore

Photo taken by Matthew

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

Northernmost bore. Notice the much brighter lighting in this bore than the other three.

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

Northern central bore

Photo taken by Matthew

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.325354,-76.626136

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Carries former United Railways & Electric over Stony Run, Wyman Park Drive, and Maryland & Pennsylvania RR
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: 250-foot Pratt truss main span, with 24 30-foot girder trestle spans and one 86-foot steel arch
Total Length: 1088.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel Pratt deck truss, steel arch, and trestle bridge over Stony Run and Maryland & Pennsylvania RR on former United Railways & Electric
History: Built 1893, Steel arch added 1907, Demolished 1949
Built: 1893

Location: Baltimore

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Main span, June 1924

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Looking north from near south abutment, June 1924

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Looking south from north end, June 1924

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

North abutment of steel road overpass, Sept. 1924

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Huntingdon Avenue Streetcar Viaduct

Steel arch road overpass

Photo by United Railways & Electric, collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum, used with permission

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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Photos scanned by the Internet Archive from "The History & Construction of the Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct" by Harold C. Sperry.

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St. Paul Street Bridge

Status: Demolished

Location: 39.307292,-76.614634

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Carries St. Paul Street over
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring Truss Bridge on St. Paul Street
History: Built 1878. Demolished ca. 1970s.
Built: 1880

Location: Baltimore

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Baltimore MD Maryland St Paul Street Bridge 1

Photo uploaded by Art S

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Photo uploaded by Art S

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View of truss web.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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General view.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Lady Baltimore Statue.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Lighting and roadway.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Sidewalk.

Historical photo, 1973

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Bridge 96 Baltimore St. Paul Street Bridge

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Bridge 94 Baltimore St Paul Street Bridge

A crisper version of Image 1

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Bridge 93 Baltimore St. Paul Street

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Calvert Street Bridge

Status: Demolished

Location: 39.306777,-76.613390

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Carries Calvert Street over
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 600.0 Feet
Span Length: 146.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring Truss Bridge on Calvert Street
History: Built 1878. Demolished ca. 1970s.
Built: 1878

Location: Baltimore

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Baltimore, MD - Calvert Street Bridge

Photo uploaded by Art S

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Plaque.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Elevation.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Lion statues.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Railing.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Railing.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Elevation.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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View of bridge and statue.

Historical photo, September 11, 1955

Courtesy Trish Kane, Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, NY

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Bridge 84 Baltimore Calvert Street Bridge Lions

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Bridge 6 Baltimore CalvertStreet Color PC

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Bridge 37 Baltimore CalvertStreetLions PC

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Photo taken by Art Suckewer in February 2019

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Bridge 58 Baltimore StPaulStreet

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Bridge 74 Baltimore Calvert ST Lions

A lion from the bridge

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CSX - Gwynn Falls Parkway Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.315294,-76.659739

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Carries CSX Transportation (former Western Maryland Railway) over Gwynn Falls Parkway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Arched deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Gwynn Falls Parkway on CSX Transportation (former Western Maryland Railway)
History:
Built: 1929

Location: Baltimore

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CSX - Gwynn Falls Parkway Overpass

View looking west

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016

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CSX - Gwynn Falls Parkway Overpass

Builders plaque on northwest abutment

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2014

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Kelly Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.366862,-76.650459

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Carries Kelly Avenue over I-83, Jones Falls & Mta
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 789.1 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I-83, Jones Falls & Mta on Kelly Avenue
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1925

Location: Baltimore

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AMTK - Union Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.305964,-76.605494

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Carries Amtrak (former Penn Central/PRR) over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 3410.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Amtrak (former Penn Central/PRR)
History: First tunnel begun 1866, opened 1873; second bore completed 1934
Built: 1873-1934

Location: Baltimore

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Union Tunnel

Northbound MARC train 544(26) starts in on number 1 track of the 1934-built New Union Tunnel at Baltimore, July 26, 2016

Photo by George Pitz, used with permission

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Gwynns Falls Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.316820,-76.700118

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Carries Private Road over Gwynn Falls
Design: truss/pony/bailey
Design Details: Bailey pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bailey pony truss bridge over Gwynn Falls on Private Road
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Jones Falls Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.286722,-76.604944

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Carries Pratt Street over Jones Falls
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Jones Falls on Pratt Street
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Published prior to 1923

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Lake Roland Railway - Stony Run Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.343805,-76.625943

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Carries Lake Roland Elevated Railway over Stony Run
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 660.0 Feet
Span Length: 130.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Stony Run on Lake Roland Elevated Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Published prior to 1923

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Published prior to 1923

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Orleans Street Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.294661,-76.609216

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Carries Orleans Street (US 40) over I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway), Jones Falls, and city streets
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1728.1 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway), Jones Falls, and city streets on Orleans Street (US 40)
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1936

Location: Baltimore

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Orleans Street Viaduct

Looking south

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Orleans Street Viaduct

1935 construction photo looking east-southeast

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Cedar Avenue Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.322814,-76.631050

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Carries Cedar Avenue over Jones Falls and railroad tracks
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch, three hinged. Consisting of three arch ribs.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel arch bridge over Jones Falls and railroad tracks
History: Built 1890, removed in 1960s
Built: 1890

Location: Baltimore

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Cedar Avenue Bridge

View from Jones Falls (name of the creek--the waterfall is a dam)

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Elevation.

1904, Types and Details of Bridge Construction (See External Links Below)

Photo taken by Nathan Holth

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Drawing.

1904, Types and Details of Bridge Construction (See External Links Below)

Photo taken by Nathan Holth

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Cedar Avenue Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Brehm's Lane Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.323461,-76.561419

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Carries Brehm's Lane over Herring Run
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Herring Run on Brehm's Lane
History: Replaced by steel stringer 1963
Built: ca. 1880's

Location: Baltimore

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Brehm's Lane Bridge

Photo from "Baltimore Old Photos" on Facebook

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Curtis Creek Drawbridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.207935,-76.580646

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Carries Route I 695 over Curtis Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bascule main span
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Curtis Creek
History: Replaced with new bridge during construction of I-695
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Curtis Creek Drawbridge

Uncredited, from Facebook

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Curtis Creek Bridge

Replaced with a four lane bascule bridges

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018

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WB&A - Gwynns Falls Viaduct

Status: Removed

Location: 39.266024,-76.635104

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Carries Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis over Gwynns Falls
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Gwynns Falls on Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Photo taken by William D. Middleton; Courtesy of Intersystem Concepts, Inc.; Used under Fair Use

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WB&A - Scott Street Viaduct

Status: Removed

Location: 39.276498,-76.628991

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Carries Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis
History: Removed May 1936
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Fort Avenue Fort McHenry Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.266889,-76.587917

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Carries Fort Avenue over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Locust Point Yard
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 618.1 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad Yard on Fort Avenue
History: Built 1923; replaced 1960
Built: 1923

Location: Baltimore

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Fort Avenue Fort McHenry Bridge

"A motorist drives east over the Fort Avenue bridge over the Locust Point rail yard toward Fort McHenry in 1960. The bridge was torn down and replaced later that year."

Ralph Dohme / Baltimore Sun

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Light Street Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.258697,-76.615765

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Carries Light Street over Middle Branch/ Patapsco River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Branch/ Patapsco River on Light Street
History: Built 1891; replaced 1916
Built: 1891

Location: Baltimore

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Light Street Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2019

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CSX - Jones Falls Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.311995,-76.621137

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Carries CSX RR over Jones Falls and frmr Northern Central RR
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jones Falls and frmr Northern Central RR on CSX RR
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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CSX- Jones Falls Bridge

looking north in 1951

Photo taken by John F. Engler Jr.

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Windsor Mill Road Bridge (older)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.312331,-76.689254

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Carries Windsor Mill Road over Gwynns Falls
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Cast Iron Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Gwynns Falls on Windsor Mill Road
History: Built 1877
Built: 1877

Location: Baltimore

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Brochure of area

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Builder's Plaque

In Leakin Park

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ca. 1900 image Windsor Bollman Truss Bridge

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North Monroe Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.302535,-76.647741

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Carries North Monroe Street over Pennsylvania Railroad
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad on North Monroe Street
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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North Monroe Street Bridge

looking west

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MPA - Sisson Street Tunnel

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.321953,-76.627743

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Carries Sisson Street over Maryland & Pennsylvania RR
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel under Maryland & Pennsylvania RR on Sisson Street
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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MPA - Sisson Street Tunnel

probably lookingnorth

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Garrett Bridge

Status:

Location: 39.323009,-76.646697

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Carries park road over footpath
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over footpath on park road
History:
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Garrett Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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41st Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.334232,-76.645417

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Carries 41st Street over Jones Falls, I-83 and railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1237.9 Feet
Span Length: 134.8 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Jones Falls, I-83 and railroad on 41st Street
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1930

Location: Baltimore

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41st Street Bridge

1920s view

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Baltimore & Northern - Mount Washington Viaduct

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.362530,-76.659573

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Carries Baltimore & Northern Railroad over North Central Railroad, Streets & Stream
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 1400.0 Feet
Span Length: 68.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Central Railroad, Streets & Stream on Baltimore & Northern Railroad
History: Built 1895
Built: 1895

Location: Baltimore

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Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; April 1898

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Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; April 1898

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Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; April 1898

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Waterview Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.260647,-76.635894

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Carries Waterview Avenue over Md 295, Bw Parkway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Md 295, Bw Parkway on Waterview Avenue
History: Built 1950; set to be replaced
Built: 1950

Location: Baltimore

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Annapolis Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.253106,-76.638994

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Carries Annapolis Road over Md 295, B/W Parkway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 305.1 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Md 295, B/W Parkway on Annapolis Road
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 1949; replaced 2020
Built: 1919

Location: Baltimore

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Maisle Street Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.261971,-76.635591

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Carries Walkway over 295
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over 295 on Walkway
History: Set to be replaced
Built:

Location: Baltimore

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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