- Casselman Bridge, National Road
Infobox_nrhp | name =Casselmans Bridge, National Road
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
nearest_city=Grantsville, Maryland
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 8
long_seconds = 37
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1813
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
designated=29 Jan ,1964 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=271&ResourceType=Structure
title=Casselmans Bridge, National Road |accessdate=2008-06-09|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =October 15 ,1966 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=66000391Casselman Bridge, also known as Casselmans Bridge, was built in 1813 to carry the
National Road across theCasselman River near Grantsville in westernMaryland . The stone arch bridge spans 354 feet, making it the longest stone arch bridge of its time in theUnited States .It was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1964.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000391.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Casselman Bridge, National Road] |32 KB|date=May 3, 1976 |author=Joseph Scott Mendinghall |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000391.pdf "Accompanying three photos, from c.1916, undated, and 1974"] |32 KB]It is located east of Grantsville on what is now
US 40 . While highway traffic no longer crosses the bridge, it remains in good condition [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=8&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-08|work= National Register of Historic Places:Properties in Garrett County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust] .References
External links
* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=8&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx Casselman Bridge, National Road, Garrett County] , including photo in 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md1461 River Road Bridge, Crossing Casselman River on Casselman River Road, Grantsville vicinity, Garrett County, MD: 18 photos, 15 data pages, 3 photo caption pages] , atHistoric American Engineering Record
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