1886: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)
1909: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; HAER; Satellite) |
| Erika Quesenbery Sturgill posted On May 5, 1886 the first passenger train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad passed through Harford and Cecil Counties according to Rising Sun’s official historian the late William “Bill” McNamee. Darren Reynolds shared [The control tower merged the double-track mainline down to the single-track bridge.] |
This 6,109' (1862m) long bridge has two 520' (159m) spans. The western part has a Pennsylvania through truss. The eastern part has a Pennsylvania deck truss. Long deck trusses are rare. [Historic Bridges]
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| HAER MD,13-HAV,4--12 12. GENERAL VIEW OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE BRIDGE. IT CONSISTS (LEFT TO RIGHT) OF SIX PRATT DECK TRUSSES, A PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH TRUSS, AND TWO MORE PRATT DECK TRUSSES. THE AERIAL VIEW IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST - Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD |
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| HAER MD,13-HAV,4--6 6. AERIAL VIEW OF THE EASTERN THREE SPANS OF THE BRIDGE FROM THE NORTHWEST. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE SPANS ARE; A PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH TRUSS, A PENNSYLVANIA DECK TRUSS, AND A PRATT DECK TRUSS |
A 100' (30m) tall gantry and falsework was used to replace the 1886 bridge with the 1909 bridge.
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Unfortunately, the falsework collapsed under the weight of a coal train. Fortunately, no one was injured.
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