Point of Rocks Bridge

Point of Rocks Bridge

The Point of Rocks Bridge is a two-lane, eight span steel truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 15 over the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Frederick County, Maryland. Point of Rocks Bridge is located at Point of Rocks, Maryland at the Potomac water gap in the Catoctin Mountain ridge. Built in 1937, the bridge is of a type called a camelback truss, so called because the upper chord of each span is polygonal with five slopes, with the resulting arch resembling a camel's back. [citation
url=http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/maintainRoadsBridges/bridges/oppe/bridgebook/bridge_book.asp
last1=Legler
first1=Dixie
last2=Highsmith
first2=Carol
date=2002
title=Historic Bridges of Maryland
pages=92
location=Crownsville, Md.
publisher=Maryland Historic Trust
isbn=1-878399-80-2
]

Notes

Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Potomac River
bridge = Point of Rocks Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Brunswick Bridge
upstream signs =
downstream = American Legion Bridge
downstream signs =


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Point of Rocks, Maryland — Point of Rocks is a community in Frederick County, Maryland. It is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which were formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in… …   Wikipedia

  • New Chain of Rocks Bridge — New bridge in foreground, old bridge background Other name(s) I 270 Mississippi River bridge Carries 4 lanes of I 270 …   Wikipedia

  • American Legion Memorial Bridge (Potomac River) — The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It carries the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) across the Potomac River between… …   Wikipedia

  • Brunswick Bridge — The Brunswick Bridge is a two lane bridge that carries Maryland Route 17 to Virginia State Route 287 between Brunswick, Maryland and Lovettsville, Virginia.Crossings navbox structure = Bridges place = Potomac River bridge = Brunswick Bridge… …   Wikipedia

  • bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …   Universalium

  • Point Isabel Regional Shoreline — For other uses, see Point Isabel (disambiguation). Point Isabel Regional Shoreline A map of the park and surrounding area, the land across the channel is known as North Point Isabel Type Regional (East Bay Regional Parks) …   Wikipedia

  • Dawes Point, New South Wales — Dawes Point Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Harbour Bridge, viewed from Observatory Hill Population …   Wikipedia

  • McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 40°28′12.79″N 80°3′49.22″W / 40.4702194°N 80.0636722°W / 40.4702194; 80.0636722 …   Wikipedia

  • Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge — Ohio Connecting Bridge The Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge (with the McKees Rocks Bridge in the background). Carries 2 rail lines Crosses …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Bridge (Pittsburgh) — Manchester Bridge Official name North Side Point Bridge Crosses …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”