Post Road Bridge, State Route 7-A, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD
Summary
Significance: The bridge, a subdivided Pratt through truss commonly known as a Baltimore truss with substruts and subties, is an example of an early truss form developed for use on long spans. The bridge was fabricated by the American Bridge Company in 1905 for the Maryland Division, P.B. & W. RR. of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Survey number: HAER MD-44
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1952 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1982 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
American Bridge Company
Location
Havre de Grace (Md.), 39.54928, -76.09162
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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