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The single-track bridge, composed of six river spans plus a span over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II. [ 4 ] : 34 In 1837 the Winchester and Potomac Railroad reached Harpers Ferry from the south, and Latrobe joined it to the B&O line using a "Y" span.
Baltimore's Carrollton Viaduct, named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, was the B&O's first bridge, and is the oldest railway bridge in the Americas still carrying trains (and the third oldest in the world, after the Skerne Bridge, Darlington, UK, of 1824–1825, and the Bassaleg Viaduct, Newport, UK, of 1826).
Pages in category "Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridges" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
OH-15: B&O Railroad Bridge No. 464 Abandoned Strauss bascule: 1907 1978 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Cuyahoga River Old Ship Channel Cleveland: Cuyahoga: OH-16: Lorain–Carnegie Bridge: Extant Viaduct: 1932 1988 SR 10: Cuyahoga River
Baltimore World Trade Center. 1979 Baltimore Convention Center opens. Baltimore School for the Arts founded. 1980 Harborplace opens. Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association formed. Population: 786,741; 1981 National Aquarium in Baltimore opens. Baltimore Museum of Industry opens. 1982 - Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall opens. 1983
The Baltimore and Ohio Related Industries Historic District comprises a portion of Martinsburg, West Virginia to either side of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line as it runs through the city. The district includes the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops , a National Historic Landmark , and a variety of industrial and commercial ...
The bridge was completed in 1871. The approaches are made of cut sandstone blocks that elevate the rail line to the recommended height. The bridge itself consists of all wrought-iron trusswork resting on six cut stone piers sunk into the river bed. The bridge was featured in the 2010 film Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine ...
1634 – Bishop Morton's Charter created Sunderland's first Mayor and Corporation. [1] West View of the Cast Iron Bridge over the River Wear at Sunderland. 1698 – Formation of Sunderland Company of Glassmakers; 1669 – Letters patent permitted the erection of a pier and lighthouse. [1] 1719 – Sunderland Parish's Holy Trinity Church opened