Tuesday, June 24, 2025

1909,1980 US-11 Bridge over Potomac River and C&O Canal at Williamsport, MD

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The C&O Canal  and the Western Maryland Lift Bridge are in the right foreground.
Street View, Apr 2016

I was going to pass on this post until I saw the date of 1906. A steel stringer bridge back then must have been a bleeding edge design. Also, that is an impressive flood plain.
Metrotrails posted
Rt 11 Potomac River Bridge in Williamsport Maryland, seen from the C&O Canal. The nearly 1,600 ft [488m] bridge opened in 1909.
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