Weems Creek Bridge, Spanning Weems Creek at MD Route 436, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD
Summary
Significance: This bridge is one of only three remaining swing span bridges in Maryland and is the oldest of the three. It is important in the history of transportation in Maryland as a relatively rare example of the way in which residents combined navigation on Maryland's waterways with the requirement for vehicular roads to move goods and people.
Survey number: HAER MD-112
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
West Annapolis, 38.99360, -76.50988
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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