List of crossings of the Potomac River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.
Potomac River
This list contains only crossings of the main channel. See also Washington Channel#Crossings and Boundary Channel#Crossings.
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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West Virginia / Maryland | ||||
Paw Paw Bridge | WV 9 MD 51 |
Paw Paw / Allegany County | ||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
Upper Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | Magnolia / Allegany County | |||
Lower Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | Magnolia / Allegany County | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
US 522 Bridge | US 522
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Morgan County / Hancock | ||
Lurgan Subdivision Bridge | ||||
US 11 Bridge | US 11 | Falling Waters / Williamsport | ||
I-81 Potomac River Bridge | I-81 | Falling Waters / Williamsport | ||
Railroad Bridge | Berkeley County / Williamsport | |||
James Rumsey Bridge | WV 480 MD 34 |
Shepherdstown / Washington County | ||
Shepherdstown Railroad Bridge | Norfolk Southern
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Shepherdstown / Washington County | ||
Old B&O Mainline Bridge | Harper's Ferry / Washington County
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Shenandoah Sub Bridge | Shenandoah Subdivision
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Harper's Ferry / Washington County | ||
Bollman Truss Bridge (abutments)[1] | CSX
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Harper's Ferry / Washington County | ||
Virginia / Maryland | ||||
Sandy Hook Bridge
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US 340
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Loudoun Heights / Washington County | ||
Brunswick Bridge
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SR 287 MD 17 |
Lovettsville / Brunswick | ||
Point of Rocks Bridge
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US 15 | Loudoun County / Point of Rocks | ||
White's Ferry | Loudoun County / Montgomery County | |||
American Legion Memorial Bridge | I-495 (Capital Beltway)
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Fairfax County / Montgomery County | 38°58′09″N 77°10′46″W / 38.96917°N 77.17944°W | |
Virginia / District of Columbia | ||||
Chain Bridge | SR 123 Clara Barton Parkway |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°55′47″N 77°06′59″W / 38.92972°N 77.11639°W | |
Francis Scott Key Bridge
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US 29 | Arlington / Georgetown | 38°54′09″N 77°04′12″W / 38.90250°N 77.07000°W | |
Rosslyn Tunnel | Arlington / Georgetown | |||
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge | I-66 / US 50
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°53′32″N 77°03′36″W / 38.89222°N 77.06000°W | |
Arlington Memorial Bridge | Washington, D.C. | 38°53′14″N 77°03′20″W / 38.88722°N 77.05556°W | ||
George Mason Memorial Bridge
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I-395 south / US 1 south
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′34″N 77°03′32″W / 38.87611°N 77.05889°W | |
Rochambeau Memorial Bridge
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HOV )
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.87583°N 77.04167°W | |
Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge
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I-395 north / US 1 north
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′31″N 77°02′25″W / 38.87528°N 77.04028°W | |
Charles R. Fenwick Bridge
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′29″N 77°02′23″W / 38.87472°N 77.03972°W | ||
Long Bridge | CSX RF&P Subdivision
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Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′28″N 77°02′19″W / 38.87444°N 77.03861°W | |
Virginia / Maryland | ||||
Woodrow Wilson Bridge | I-495 (Capital Beltway)
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Alexandria / Prince George's County | 38°47′36″N 77°01′59″W / 38.79333°N 77.03306°W | |
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge | US 301 | King George County / Charles County | 38°21′42″N 76°59′50″W / 38.36167°N 76.99722°W |
North Branch Potomac River
Dams
Dam | Impoundment name | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
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Jennings Randolph Dam | Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral County / Garrett County | 39°25′56″N 79°07′22″W / 39.43222°N 79.12278°W |
NewPage Dam
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Mineral County / Luke | 39°28′21″N 79°03′37″W / 39.47250°N 79.06028°W | |
Cumberland Flood Control Dam | Ridgeley / Cumberland | 39°38′55″N 78°45′57″W / 39.64861°N 78.76583°W |
Bridges
Bridge | Route | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
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Kempton Bridge | CR 120 (Kempton Road) | / Kempton | 39°12′23″N 79°29′20″W / 39.20639°N 79.48889°W |
Wilson Bridge | CR 903 (Wilson Road) | Wilson | 39°15′13″N 79°23′55″W / 39.25361°N 79.39861°W |
Bayard Bridge | CR 902 (Bayard-Corona Road) | Bayard /
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39°16′27″N 79°22′11″W / 39.27417°N 79.36972°W |
US 50 Bridge | US 50 (Northwestern Turnpike) | Gormania / Gorman | 39°17′34″N 79°20′41″W / 39.29278°N 79.34472°W |
rail bridge | |||
Kitzmiller Bridge | WV 42 MD 38 |
Blaine / Kitzmiller | 39°23′13″N 79°10′51″W / 39.38694°N 79.18083°W |
rail bridge | |||
rail bridge | |||
B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge | Beryl / Bloomington | 39°28′37″N 79°04′06″W / 39.476912°N 79.068246°W | |
WV 46 Bridge | WV 46 | Beryl / Bloomington | 39°28′45″N 79°04′06″W / 39.479292°N 79.068378°W |
rail bridge | |||
Abandoned Bridge | Piedmont | ||
NewPage Paper Bridge | NewPage Corporation paper mill
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Piedmont / Luke | |
Piedmont Bridge | WV 46 | Piedmont / Westernport | |
World War II Memorial Bridge | US 220 | Keyser / McCoole | |
21st B&O Railroad Bridge | CSX
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Keyser | |
Route 956 Bridge | MD 956
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Rocket Center / Pinto | 39°33′44″N 78°50′52″W / 39.56222°N 78.84778°W |
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Bridge | Western Maryland Scenic Railroad | Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
Ridgeley Bridge | WV 28 Alt. (Bridge Street)
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Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
C&O Canal Parkway Bridge | WV 28 (C&O Canal Parkway) | Wiley Ford / Cumberland | 39°37′18″N 78°46′26″W / 39.62158°N 78.773828°W |
rail bridge | |||
Low Water Toll Bridge | CR 1 (Green Spring Road) | Green Spring / Oldtown | 39°32′15″N 78°36′48″W / 39.537382°N 78.613458°W |
South Branch Potomac River
North Fork South Branch Potomac River
Listed heading downstream from source to mouth at the South Branch Potomac River.
South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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Virginia | ||||
SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) | 38°24′55″N 79°22′39″W / 38.4153°N 79.3774°W | |||
SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) | Palo Alto | 38°25′25″N 79°22′14″W / 38.4235°N 79.3706°W | ||
West Virginia | ||||
Sweetwater Spring Road | ||||
Buck Hill Lane | ||||
driveway | ||||
Harveys Lane | ||||
CR 30 (Brushy Fork Road) | 38°28′37″N 79°19′44″W / 38.4769°N 79.3288°W | |||
CR 217 (Stony Run Flats) | ||||
CR 216 (Big Stony Road) | ||||
driveway | ||||
CR 21 (Sugar Grove Road) | Sugar Grove | 38°30′47″N 79°18′38″W / 38.5130°N 79.3106°W | ||
Honeycomb Lane | ||||
Puffenbarger Lane | ||||
CR 214 (Mill Gap Road) | ||||
Propst Memories Lane | ||||
Propstburg Road | ||||
CR 2112 (Dickinson Mountain Road) | ||||
Cassell Lane | ||||
CR 2113 (Old Sugar Grove Road) | Brandywine | |||
US 33 (Blue Gray Trail) | Brandywine | 38°37′52″N 79°14′38″W / 38.6310°N 79.2438°W | ||
CR 512 (Bolton Road) | ||||
Siple Lane | ||||
CR 34 (Conrad Road) | Oak Flat | 38°40′26″N 79°12′11″W / 38.6740°N 79.2030°W | ||
CR 3 (Sweedlin Valley Road) | Fort Seybert | 38°41′42″N 79°11′26″W / 38.6950°N 79.1906°W | ||
CR 33 (Corner Road) | ||||
CR 7 (South Fork Road) | 39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W | |||
Zirk Farm Road | ||||
driveway | ||||
Peru Hollow Road | ||||
Alum Road | ||||
Blue Rock Lane | ||||
driveway | ||||
driveway | ||||
Bass Lane | ||||
CR 7 (South Fork Road) | Milam, West Virginia | 38°47′52″N 79°06′28″W / 38.7977°N 79.1078°W | ||
driveway | ||||
South Branch Valley Railroad | Moorefield | 39°03′12″N 78°57′59″W / 39.0533°N 78.9663°W | ||
Wendell Del Hester Memorial Bridge | US 220 / WV 28 / WV 55 (S. Main Street) | Moorefield | 39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W |
References
- ^ Paula Stoner Dickey and Robert M. Vogel (June 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing" (PDF). National Park Service.
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