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Abandoned Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.556667,-78.733333

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Carries Csx Rr. over Abandoned Railroad
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Abandoned Railroad on Csx Rr.
History:
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Location: Mineral County

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Beaver Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.382160,-78.851018

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Carries CR 16 over Beaver Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Beaver Run on CR 16
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Mineral County

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Horseshoe Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.505326,-78.809607

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Carries CR 10 over Horseshoe Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Horseshoe Creek on CR 10
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Mineral County

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New Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.308681,-79.091561

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Carries CR 5/2 over New Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over New Creek on CR 5/2
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Mineral County

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New Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.439379,-78.971839

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Carries WV 46 over New Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 88.9 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over New Creek on WV 46 in Keyser
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Mineral County

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Patterson Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.481692,-78.799148

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Carries CR 10 over Patterson Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 113.9 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Patterson Creek on CR 10
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Mineral County

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Patterson Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.297331,-78.931926

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Carries CR 13 over Patterson Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 149.0 Feet
Span Length: 144.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Patterson Creek on CR 13
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Mineral County

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Headsville Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.392011,-78.852780

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Carries CR 16 over Patterson Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 164.1 Feet
Span Length: 160.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Patterson Creek on CR 16
History: Built 1891
Built: 1891

Location: Mineral County

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Staggs Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.392827,-78.855633

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Carries CR 16 over Staggs Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Staggs Run on CR 16
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Mineral County

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Sugar Camp Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.450982,-78.813273

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Carries CR 46/14 over Sugar Camp Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Sugar Camp Run on CR 46/14
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Mineral County

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BO - County Route 28/3 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic underneath, railroad abandoned

Location: 39.557501,-78.737386

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Carries B&O Railroad over County Route 28/3
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Country Road 28/3 on Abandoned B&O Railroad
History:
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Location: Mineral County

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BO - North Branch Potomac River Bridge (Bel Air)

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.566465,-78.813696

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Carries B&O Railroad over North Branch Potomac River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 440.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned deck truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Abandoned B&O Railroad
History:
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Location: Mineral County

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BO - Knobley Mountain Tunnel

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.564612,-78.806333

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Carries Abandoned B&O Railroad over Knobley Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 4408.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel under Knobley Mountain on Abandoned B&O Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Mineral County

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462638

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B&O - Knobley Mountain Tunnel

east portal

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Black Oak Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.478590,-78.942128

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Carries Black Oak Road over North Branch Potomac River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Black Oak Road
History:
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Location: Mineral County

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344118

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Black Oak Road Bridge

Photograph by Tim Wilson, used with permission

344119

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Black Oak Road Bridge

Photograph by Tim Wilson, used with permission

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Black Oak Road Bridge #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.487451,-78.926501

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Carries Black Oak Road over North Branch Potomac River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Black Oak Road
History:
Built:

Location: Mineral County

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Carpendale Rail Trail - Knobley Tunnel

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.630186,-78.779403

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Carries Carpendale Rail Trail over Knobley Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1448.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Knobley Mountain on Carpendale Rail Trail
History: Built 1904, abandoned 1995, converted for trail use 2010
Built: 1904

Location: Mineral County

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321692

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West portal of Tunnel No. 1636, Knobley Tunnel, milepost 163.57 in Carpendale, West Virginia, looking southeast

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

321693

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East portal of Tunnel No. 1636, Knobley Tunnel, looking northwest. Retaining wall from WV 28 seen overhead

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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WM - Potomac River Bridge #8

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.619169,-78.762971

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Carries Western Maryland West Subdivision over Potomac River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 382.0 Feet
Span Length: 111.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Potomac River on Western Maryland West Subdivision
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Mineral County

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321917

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Bridge No. 1625, Eighth Potomac Crossing, and west portal of Tunnel No. 1624, Welton Tunnel, looking south

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

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321918

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Top of Bridge No. 1625, Eighth Potomac Crossing, looking southeast toward west portal of Tunnel No. 1624, Welton Tunnel

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Carpendale Rail Trail - Potomac River Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.628433,-78.775996

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Carries Carpendale Rail to Trail over Potomac River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 382.0 Feet
Span Length: 112.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Potomac River on Carpendale Rail to Trail
History: Built 1904, converted to trail use 2010
Built: 1904

Location: Mineral County

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321919

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North elevation of Bridge No. 1635, Ninth Potomac Crossing, looking southwest

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BO - Georges Creek Bollman Truss

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.471576,-79.059346

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Carries B&O RR over North Branch Potomac River
Design: truss/through/bollman
Design Details: Bollman through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bollman through truss bridge over Georges Creek on B&O RR
History:
Built:

Location: Mineral County

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349584

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B&O Bollman Truss over Georges Creek Piedmont WV

Photo taken by G.W. Robinson

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CSX - Mulligan Street Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 39.646619,-78.766489

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Carries Csx Transportation over Wv 28a
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 53.5 Feet
Span Length: 46.6 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Wv 28a on Csx Transportation
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Mineral County

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US 50T-New Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.368719,-79.033139

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Carries Us 50 T over New Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 132.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over New Creek on Us 50 T
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Mineral County

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WM - Welton Tunnel

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.617505,-78.761479

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Carries Western Maryland Railroad (Abandoned) over airport runway
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 783.4 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel under airport runway on Western Maryland Railroad (Abandoned)
History:
Built: 1906

Location: Mineral County

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490586

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WM - Welton Tunnel

looking southeast

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

490587

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WM - Welton Tunnel

looking south

Photo from old postcard

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WM - Potomac River Bridge #7

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.610138,-78.756283

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Carries Western Maryland Railway (Abandoned) over North Branch Potomac River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Potomac River on Western Maryland Railway (Abandoned)
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Mineral County

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490588

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WM - Potomac River Bridge #7

looking southeast

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

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Keyser Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.444790,-78.972804

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Carries US 220 over North Branch Potomac River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel, riveted Pratt through trusses (At least 2-spans but likely more)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Potomac River on US 220
History:
Built:

Location: Mineral County

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495450

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Keyser Bridge

1910 view

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511590

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Keyser Bridge (Old)

looking west

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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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