Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data Section - The Bridges, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Monument
Bearss EC. 1968. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data Section - The Bridges, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Monument. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Washington, DC
As proposed by Superintendent Edwin M. Dale this report was to be a "thorough historical study of the types of bridges along the C&O canal'' to insure that the reconstruction of certain of these structures be "authentic and accurate." At the time, two historic bridges (the one at Cresap's Mill and the towpath bridge at Lock No. 35) were programmed for reconstruction in Fiscal Year 1967. When construction began in 1828, officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company were determined to limit the number of bridges that crossed the waterway, and the bridges that were necessary should be movable. This report addresses the bridges on specific sections of the canal. The categories are pivot bridges, permanent bridges, towpath bridges, and embankment bridges. A selection of photographs illustrating the types of bridges that cross the canal accompanies the report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bearss, Edwin
- Date of Issue
- 1968-01-31
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CHOH , NCR
- Keywords
- aqueduct, bridge, bridge type, Civil War, covered bridge, embankment bridge, engineering, Georgetown, pivot bridge, railroad bridge, towpath bridge, transportation
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 012681: Arizona Avenue Railroad Bridge , CRIS-HS: 011709: Bollman Bridge - West Salisbury St. , CRIS-HS: 011616: Bridge at White's Ferry , CRIS-HS: 049955: Bridge over Canal in Hancock , CRIS-HS: 012665: Congress Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012672: Frederick Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012659: Green Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012667: High Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012664: Jefferson Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012671: Market Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 045620: Permanent Iron Bridge Across Canal , CRIS-HS: 011649: Pivot Bridge at Point of Rocks , CRIS-HS: 012669: Potomac Street Bridge , CRIS-HS: 047605: Railroad Bridge 1 over Sideling Hill Creek , CRIS-HS: 045646: Railroad Bridge 10 over Town Creek , CRIS-HS: 045635: Railroad Bridge 2, First Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 045637: Railroad Bridge 3, Second Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 012841: Railroad Bridge 4, Third Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 045664: Railroad Bridge 5 over Baltimore & Ohio Railroad , CRIS-HS: 045648: Railroad Bridge 6, Fourth Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 045665: Railroad Bridge 7, Fifth Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 045660: Railroad Bridge 8, Sixth Potomac Crossing , CRIS-HS: 045625: Railroad Bridge 9 over Chesapeake & Ohio Canal , CRIS-HS: 011710: Railroad Lift Bridge , CRIS-HS: 047565: Sycamore Island Bridge , CRIS-HS: 012993: Towpath Crossover Bridge Ramp - Ruin , CRIS-HS: 012662: Washington Street Bridge