Waverly Street Bridge
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Waverly Street Bridge | |
 Waverly bridge in January 2014 | |
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| Location | Waverly St. at Georges Creek, Westernport, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°29′23″N 79°2′34″W / 39.48972°N 79.04278°WCoordinates: 39°29′23″N 79°2′34″W / 39.48972°N 79.04278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | King Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | bowstring arch truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001327[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
The Waverly Street Bridge, also called the Westernport Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic steel truss bridge at Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It carries vehicular traffic on Waverly Street over George's Creek. The bridge has a span length of 108 feet (33 m). It was built in 1892, by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.[2]
The Waverly Street Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Geoffrey Henry, Mark Edwards, David Dorsey, and Paula Spero (April 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Waverly Street Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- Waverly Street Bridge, Allegany County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-83, "Waverly Street Bridge, Spanning George's Creek, Westernport, Allegany County, MD", 11 photos, 8 measured drawings, 13 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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