Governor's Bridge, Governor's Bridge Road spanning Patuxent River, Bowie, Prince George's County, MD
Summary
Significance: Governor's Bridge is one of only two surviving truss bridges in the county. It also marks the site of a river crossing since colonial times. The name Governor's Bridge is derived from the use of this crossing by two eighteenth century Maryland governors who lived at nearby "Belair."
Survey number: HAER MD-85
Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lavoie, C, transmitter
Location
Bowie (Md.), 39.00678, -76.77914
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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