Note how the counterweight on the southwest side is far away from the bridge to make room for the towpath. Although the towline would have to be detached from the animals in order to get past the two vertical members between the canal and towpath,
They must have shortened the lift cables when they permanently raised the bridge because the counterweights are high rather than low.
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| Josh Schmid Photo via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA) |
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| HAER MD,22-WILPO,1-, 1 of 13 photos HAER MD,22-WILPO,1-1. VIEW OF BRIDGE LOOKING DOWNSTREAM (EASTERLY). - Potomac Edison Company, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Bridge, Spanning C & O Canal South of U.S. 11, Williamsport, Washington County, MD Photos from Survey HAER MD-23 |
"Significance: The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Lift Bridge is significant as a rare surviving example of a short-span railroad vertical lift bridge, for its unusual design elements to allow unimpeded passage of canal boats pulled by animals treading the canal’s towpath, and for the economy of its design. It is the only such structure built across the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. " [HAER-data]
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| Jonathan Konopka posted Interesting one here. This is a vertical lift bridge that was built in 1923 by the Western Maryland Railway to deliver coal to the Potomac Public Service Company power plant. The bridge is located in Williamsport, MD, and crosses the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. The bridge is permanently in the up position, and there are staircases on either side to allow pedestrians to walk across it. |
So it was still lowered in 2010.
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| Edward Bluebaugh posted Lift bridge over C&O Canal |
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| Street View |
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| Street View |
To my shock, the power plant is still standing. I also included Lock #4 of the C&O Canal.
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| 3D Satellite |
Jodi took a lot of photos while the bridge was still in its down position and uploaded them to Bridge.
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| Oct 23, 2010 Photo by Jodi Christman via BridgeHunter "Plywood on deck was not part of original bridge" |
Andrew also caught it in the down position.
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| Andrew Raker's Jun 2013 Photo via BridgeHunter, cropped |
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