Bridges and Dams
Maryland’s landscape is defined by its waterways, resulting in a diverse array of engineering landmarks. This collection spans from the 19th-century Monocacy Aqueduct and the wooden Utica Covered Bridge to massive industrial feats like the Conowingo Dam. Highlights include rare iron bowstring arch bridges, the historic stone arches of the LeGore Bridge, and critical transit links like the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Amtrak’s Susquehanna River crossing. These sites showcase the evolution of Maryland's infrastructure, featuring stone masonry, iron truss work, and modern hydroelectric power generation.
A Monocacy Aqueduct
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River…
B Bloomington Viaduct
The Bloomington Viaduct spans the Northern Branch of the Potomac River connecting Bloomington, Maryland to Mineral County, West Virginia.
C Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia,…
D Conowingo Dam
The Conowingo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in the lower Susquehanna River near the town of Conowingo, Maryland.
E Bladensburg Park Pedestrian Bridge
The Bladensburg Park Pedestrian Bridge is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Anacostia River in the U.S. state of Maryland.
F Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard
The U.S. Naval Academy Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland.
G Pulaski Highway
The Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge is a road bridge in northeast Maryland that crosses the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and…
H Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge
The Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge is a Howe deck truss structure that carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the…
Waverly Street Bridge
The Waverly Street Bridge, also called the Westernport Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge, was a historic steel bowstring truss bridge at…
Bennies Hill Road Bridge
Bennies Hill Road Bridge is an iron bowstring arch bridge over Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Maryland, United States.
LeGore Bridge
Begun in 1898 in rural Frederick County, Maryland, the LeGore Bridge was completed and opened to the public in 1900.
Utica Covered Bridge
The Utica Road Covered Bridge is a Burr truss wooden covered bridge located near Lewistown, Maryland.
Deep Creek Dam
The Deep Creek Dam located about 8 miles north of Oakland, Maryland, consists of an earth and rockwall dam across a tributary of the…
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