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, 1964cite 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, 1966cite 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=66000391

Casselman Bridge, also known as Casselmans Bridge, was built in 1813 to carry the National Road across the Casselman River near Grantsville in western Maryland. The stone arch bridge spans 354 feet, making it the longest stone arch bridge of its time in the United 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] , at Historic American Engineering Record