Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

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BRIDGES

BRIDGES (by county)


[photo, Roddy Road Covered Bridge, Thurmont (Frederick County), Maryland] [photo, Pocomoke City Bridge over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland] Roddy Road Covered Bridge (left), Thurmont (Frederick County), Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


Pocomoke City Bridge (right) over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


ALLEGANY COUNTY
  • Beryl Bridge (Potomac River, north branch)
  • Blue Bridge (Potomac River), 1954
  • Pinto Bridge (Potomac River)
  • Thomas B. Finan Memorial Bridge

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

  • Nutwell Memorial Bridge (Rockhold Creek)
  • Old Forge Bridge
  • Riva Bridge (South River)
  • Severn River Bridge (Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge) (Severn River)
  • T. H. Riley Memorial Bridge (Patapsco River)
  • U.S. Naval Academy Bridge (Severn River), 1994
  • Veterans Memorial Bridge (South River)
  • Welch Bridge
  • William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Chesapeake Bay), 1952, 1973

[photo, Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland] BALTIMORE CITY
  • Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Bridge, 1957
  • Curtis Creek Bridge, 1978
  • Fort McHenry Tunnel Bridge, 1985
  • Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge (Patapsco River), 1977
  • Howard Street Bridge, 1938
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (formerly Hanover Street Bridge) (Patapsco River, middle branch), 1916
  • Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Jericho Covered Bridge, Baltimore & Harford Counties, Maryland] BALTIMORE COUNTY

    Jericho Covered Bridge, Kingsville (Baltimore & Harford Counties), Maryland, April 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    • Liberty Reservoir Bridge, 1952
    • Loch Raven Dam Bridge, 1923
    • Matthews Bridge (Loch Raven Reservoir), 1914; replaced, 1978
    • Prettyboy Dam Bridge, 1932
    • Vinegar Hill Road/Franklinville Road Bridge (Gunpowder River), 1884

    [photo, Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons (Calvert County), Maryland] CALVERT COUNTY
  • Benedict Bridge (Patuxent River), 1951
  • Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge (Patuxent River), 1977
  • Patuxent River Bridge, 1952

  • Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons (Calvert County), Maryland, April 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    CAROLINE COUNTY
    • Back Landing Bridge, 1941
    • Bloomery Bridge
    • Campground Bridge
    • Chapel Bridge
    • Dover Bridge (Choptank River), 1932
    • Hunting Creek Bridge, 1958
    • Mason Bridge
    • Tuckahoe Bridge, 1947; replaced, 2012
    • Veterans Memorial Bridge (Choptank River)

    CARROLL COUNTY

    • Liberty Reservoir Bridge, 1952
    • Sixes Bridge, 1910
    • Starners Dam Bridge, 1911


    [photo, Foxcatcher Farms Covered Bridge, Tawes Drive, Fairview Hill Natural Resource Management Area (Cecil County), Maryland] CECIL COUNTY

    • Black Bridge
    • Bohemia River Bridge
    • Conowingo Bridge, 1820; destroyed by flood, 1847; replaced, 1859; destroyed by arson, 1907; replaced, 1909; demolished, 1928; replaced, 1929
    • Foxcatcher Farms Covered Bridge, 1860

    Foxcatcher Farms Covered Bridge, Tawes Drive, Fairview Hill Natural Resource Management Area (Cecil County), Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, North East (Cecil County), Maryland]

  • Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge (longest covered bridge in Maryland), 1860
  • Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River), 1963
  • Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River), 1940


    Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, North East (Cecil County), Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Benedict Bridge over Patuxent River near Benedict (Charles County), Maryland] CHARLES COUNTY

    Benedict Bridge over Patuxent River near Benedict (Charles County), Maryland, November 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    DORCHESTER COUNTY
    • Back Landing Bridge, 1941
    • Blackwater River Bridge, 1930s; replaced, 1991
    • Buck Ridge Bridge
    • DeCoursey Bridge, 1994
    • Drawbridge Road
    • Elliott Creek Bridge, 1970
    • Harrison Ferry Bridge, 1930s; replaced, 1999
    • Hart Hayward Bridge
    • Higgins Mill Pond Bridge, 1991
    • Hunting Creek Bridge, 1958
    • Little Warwick Bridge
    • Market Street Bridge, 1938
    • Nanticoke Memorial Bridge, 1991 (present bridge)
    • Narrows Ferry Bridge, 1980
    • Pokata Creek Bridge, 1981
    • Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Choptank River), 1987
    • Smithville Bridge
    • Suicide Bridge
    • Transquaking Bridge

    FREDERICK COUNTY

    • Barbara Fritchie Bridge (Carroll Creek)
    • Biggs Ford Bridge, 1970
    • Devilbiss Bridge
    • Four Points Bridge (Toms Creek), 1876
    • Lily Pons Bridge, 1977

    [photo, Loy's Station Covered Bridge, Owens Creek (Frederick County), Maryland]
  • Loy's Station Covered Bridge (Owens Creek), 1848; destroyed by arson, 1991; replaced, 1994
  • Millers Bridge, 1932
  • Mumma Ford Bridge, 1911
  • Point of Rocks Bridge (Potomac River), 1852; destroyed, 1861; replaced, 1889; destroyed by flood, 1936; replaced, 1937
  • Loy's Station Covered Bridge, Owens Creek (Frederick County), Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Utica Mills Covered Bridge, Fishing Creek (Frederick County), Maryland]


    Utica Mills Covered Bridge, Fishing Creek (Frederick County), Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville (Garrett County), Maryland] GARRETT COUNTY
  • Casselman River Bridge, 1813
  • Ralph M. Burnett Memorial Bridge (Casselman River)

  • Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Jericho Covered Bridge, Baltimore & Harford Counties, Maryland] HARFORD COUNTY
    • Clark Bridge
    • Conowingo Bridge, 1820; destroyed by flood, 1847; replaced, 1859; destroyed by arson, 1907; replaced, 1909; demolished, 1928; replaced, 1929
    • Jericho Covered Bridge, 1865
    • Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River), 1963

    Jericho Covered Bridge, Kingsville (Baltimore & Harford Counties), Maryland, August 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Wrought iron truss bridge, Vinegar Hill Road and Franklinville Road (Harford and Baltimore Counties), Maryland]
  • Noble's Mill Bridge (Deer Creek), 1883
  • Priestford Bridge, 1932
  • Stafford Bridge, longest bridge in Harford County
  • Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River), 1940
  • Vinegar Hill Road/Franklinville Road Bridge (Gunpowder River), 1884, oldest bridge in Harford County
  • Wrought iron truss bridge, Vinegar Hill Road & Franklinville Road (Harford & Baltimore Counties), Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Patapsco River Bridge at foot of Main St.,  Ellicott City, Maryland] HOWARD COUNTY
    • Bollman Truss Suspension Bridge (Little Patuxent River), 1869
    • Brighton Dam Bridge, 1943
    • Patapsco River Bridge, Ellicott City
    • C. Philip Nichols Bridge (Patuxent River)
    • Savage Dam Bridge
    • Union Dam Bridge

    Patapsco River Bridge at foot of Main St., Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    MONTGOMERY COUNTY
    • American Legion Memorial Bridge, 1962
    • Brighton Dam Bridge, 1943
    • Browns Bridge
    • East Deer Park Drive Bridge (Humpback Bridge), 1945
    • Little Falls Dam Bridge
    • Snells Bridge, 1928 (present bridge)
    • Thomas Bridge
    • Whites Ferry Bridge, 1920

    PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

    • Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (Potomac River), 1961; demolished, 2006; replaced, 2006 (first span), 2008 (second span)

    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY


    [photo, Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge over Patuxent River (view from St. Mary's County shore), Maryland] ST. MARY'S COUNTY
  • Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge (Patuxent River), 1977
  • St. George Island Bridge, 1957 (present bridge)

  • Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge over Patuxent River (view from St. Mary's County shore), Maryland, May 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    SOMERSET COUNTY
    • McCready Hospital Memorial Bridge (Little Annemessex River)

    TALBOT COUNTY

    • Dover Bridge (Choptank River), 1932
    • Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Choptank River), 1987
    • Tuckahoe Bridge, 1947; replaced, 2012

    [photo, Burnside Bridge, Antietam National Battlefield (Washington County), Maryland]
    WASHINGTON COUNTY
  • Burnside Bridge (Antietam Creek), 1836
  • Hicks Bridge
  • US Route 40 Bridge (Conococheague Creek), 1936
  • Victor Cushwa Memorial Bridge (pedestrian)
  • Wilson Bridge (Conococheague Creek), 1819
  • Burnside Bridge, Antietam National Battlefield (Washington County), Maryland, October 2012. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    WICOMICO COUNTY
    • Nanticoke Memorial Bridge, 1991 (present bridge)
    • Upper Ferry Bridge
    • Whitehaven Ferry Bridge

    [photo, Pocomoke City Bridge over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland] WORCESTER COUNTY
    • Assawoman Bridge, 1971
    • Harry Kelly Memorial Bridge (Sinepuxent Bay), 1942
    • Pocomoke City Bridge (Pocomoke River), 1920
    • Snow Hill Bridge (Pocomoke River), 1932
    • Verrazano Bridge (Sinepuxent Bay), 1964

    Pocomoke City Bridge (right) over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Snow Hill Bridge over Pocomoke River, Snow Hill (Worcester County), Maryland] [photo, Verrazano Bridge and pedestrian bridge over Sinepuxent Bay, Assateague Island National Park Seashore, Berlin (Worcester County), Maryland] Snow Hill Bridge over Pocomoke River (left), Snow Hill (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Verrazano Bridge & pedestrian bridge over Sinepuxent Bay (right), Assateague Island National Park Seashore, Berlin (Worcester County), Maryland, October 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


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