List of crossings of the Potomac River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.
Potomac River
This list contains only crossings of the main channel. See also Washington Channel#Crossings and Boundary Channel#Crossings.
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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West Virginia / Maryland | ||||
![]() | Paw Paw Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Paw Paw / Allegany County | |
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
Upper Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Magnolia / Allegany County | ||
Lower Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Magnolia / Allegany County | ||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
US 522 Bridge | ![]() | Morgan County / Hancock | ||
Lurgan Subdivision Bridge | CSX Lurgan Subdivision | |||
![]() | US 11 Bridge | ![]() | Falling Waters / Williamsport | |
![]() | I-81 Potomac River Bridge | ![]() | Falling Waters / Williamsport | |
Railroad Bridge | Berkeley County / Williamsport | |||
![]() | James Rumsey Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Shepherdstown / Washington County | |
![]() | Shepherdstown Railroad Bridge | Norfolk Southern | Shepherdstown / Washington County | |
![]() | Old B&O Mainline Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | |
![]() | Shenandoah Sub Bridge | CSX Shenandoah Subdivision | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | |
Bollman Truss Bridge (abutments)[1] | CSX | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | ||
Virginia / Maryland | ||||
Sandy Hook Bridge | ![]() | Loudoun Heights / Washington County | ||
Brunswick Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Lovettsville / Brunswick | ||
![]() | Point of Rocks Bridge | ![]() | Loudoun County / Point of Rocks | |
![]() | White's Ferry | ![]() ![]() | Loudoun County / Montgomery County | |
![]() | American Legion Memorial Bridge | ![]() | Fairfax County / Montgomery County | 38°58′09″N 77°10′46″W / 38.96917°N 77.17944°W / 38.96917; -77.17944 (American Legion Memorial Bridge) |
Virginia / District of Columbia | ||||
![]() | Chain Bridge | ![]() Clara Barton Parkway | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°55′47″N 77°06′59″W / 38.92972°N 77.11639°W / 38.92972; -77.11639 (Chain Bridge) |
![]() | Francis Scott Key Bridge | ![]() | Arlington / Georgetown | 38°54′09″N 77°04′12″W / 38.90250°N 77.07000°W / 38.90250; -77.07000 (Francis Scott Key Bridge) |
Rosslyn Tunnel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Arlington / Georgetown | ||
![]() | Theodore Roosevelt Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°53′32″N 77°03′36″W / 38.89222°N 77.06000°W / 38.89222; -77.06000 (Theodore Roosevelt Bridge) |
Arlington Memorial Bridge | Washington, D.C. | 38°53′14″N 77°03′20″W / 38.88722°N 77.05556°W / 38.88722; -77.05556 (Arlington Memorial Bridge) | ||
![]() | George Mason Memorial Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′34″N 77°03′32″W / 38.87611°N 77.05889°W / 38.87611; -77.05889 (George Mason Memorial Bridge) |
Rochambeau Memorial Bridge | ![]() | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.87583°N 77.04167°W / 38.87583; -77.04167 (Rochambeau Bridge) | |
![]() | Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′31″N 77°02′25″W / 38.87528°N 77.04028°W / 38.87528; -77.04028 (Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge) |
![]() | Charles R. Fenwick Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′29″N 77°02′23″W / 38.87472°N 77.03972°W / 38.87472; -77.03972 (Charles R. Fenwick Bridge) |
![]() | Long Bridge | CSX RF&P Subdivision | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′28″N 77°02′19″W / 38.87444°N 77.03861°W / 38.87444; -77.03861 (Long Bridge) |
Virginia / Maryland | ||||
Woodrow Wilson Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Alexandria / Prince George's County | 38°47′36″N 77°01′59″W / 38.79333°N 77.03306°W / 38.79333; -77.03306 (Woodrow Wilson Bridge) | |
![]() | Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge | ![]() | King George County / Charles County | 38°21′42″N 76°59′50″W / 38.36167°N 76.99722°W / 38.36167; -76.99722 (Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge) |
North Branch Potomac River
Dams
Dam | Impoundment name | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
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Jennings Randolph Dam | Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral County / Garrett County | 39°25′56″N 79°07′22″W / 39.43222°N 79.12278°W / 39.43222; -79.12278 |
NewPage Dam | Mineral County / Luke | 39°28′21″N 79°03′37″W / 39.47250°N 79.06028°W / 39.47250; -79.06028 | |
Cumberland Flood Control Dam | Ridgeley / Cumberland | 39°38′55″N 78°45′57″W / 39.64861°N 78.76583°W / 39.64861; -78.76583 |
Bridges
Bridge | Route | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
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Kempton Bridge | ![]() | / Kempton | 39°12′23″N 79°29′20″W / 39.20639°N 79.48889°W / 39.20639; -79.48889 |
Wilson Bridge | ![]() | Wilson | 39°15′13″N 79°23′55″W / 39.25361°N 79.39861°W / 39.25361; -79.39861 |
Bayard Bridge | ![]() | Bayard / | 39°16′27″N 79°22′11″W / 39.27417°N 79.36972°W / 39.27417; -79.36972 |
US 50 Bridge | ![]() | Gormania / Gorman | 39°17′34″N 79°20′41″W / 39.29278°N 79.34472°W / 39.29278; -79.34472 (US 50 Bridge) |
rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
Kitzmiller Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Blaine / Kitzmiller | 39°23′13″N 79°10′51″W / 39.38694°N 79.18083°W / 39.38694; -79.18083 (Kitzmiller Bridge) |
rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge | CSX Mountain Subdivision | Beryl / Bloomington | 39°28′37″N 79°04′06″W / 39.476912°N 79.068246°W / 39.476912; -79.068246 (B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge) |
WV 46 Bridge | ![]() | Beryl / Bloomington | 39°28′45″N 79°04′06″W / 39.479292°N 79.068378°W / 39.479292; -79.068378 (WV 46 Bridge) |
rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
Abandoned Bridge | Piedmont | ||
NewPage Paper Bridge | NewPage Corporation paper mill | Piedmont / Luke | |
Piedmont Bridge | ![]() | Piedmont / Westernport | |
World War II Memorial Bridge | ![]() | Keyser / McCoole | |
21st B&O Railroad Bridge | CSX | Keyser | |
Route 956 Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Rocket Center / Pinto | 39°33′44″N 78°50′52″W / 39.56222°N 78.84778°W / 39.56222; -78.84778 |
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Bridge | Western Maryland Scenic Railroad | Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
Ridgeley Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
C&O Canal Parkway Bridge | ![]() | Wiley Ford / Cumberland | 39°37′18″N 78°46′26″W / 39.62158°N 78.773828°W / 39.62158; -78.773828 (C&O Canal Parkway Bridge) |
rail bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | ||
Low Water Toll Bridge | ![]() | Green Spring / Oldtown | 39°32′15″N 78°36′48″W / 39.537382°N 78.613458°W / 39.537382; -78.613458 (Low Water Toll Bridge) |
South Branch Potomac River
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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Virginia | ||||
![]() | Hightown | |||
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![]() | Blue Grass | |||
![]() | Forks of Waters | |||
West Virginia | ||||
CR 25 Bridge | ![]() | Cave / Moatstown | 38°33′42″N 79°25′46″W / 38.561662°N 79.429417°W / 38.561662; -79.429417 (CR 25 Bridge) | |
Johnstown Road Bridge | ![]() | Franklin | 38°36′32″N 79°21′12″W / 38.608869°N 79.353302°W / 38.608869; -79.353302 (Johnstown Road Bridge) | |
Dickinson Mountain Road Connector Bridge | ![]() | Franklin | 38°38′09″N 79°20′15″W / 38.635966°N 79.33759°W / 38.635966; -79.33759 (Dickinson Mountain Road Connector Bridge) | |
CR 220/12 Bridge | ![]() | Franklin | 38°38′22″N 79°19′55″W / 38.639509°N 79.33201°W / 38.639509; -79.33201 (CR 220/12 Bridge) | |
US 33 Bridge | ![]() | Franklin | 38°39′35″N 79°19′06″W / 38.659695°N 79.318415°W / 38.659695; -79.318415 (US 33 Bridge) | |
![]() | River Mountain Lane Bridge | |||
Squire Lane Bridge | ||||
Schmucker Road Bridge | ![]() | Upper Tract | 38°47′12″N 79°16′00″W / 38.786712°N 79.266793°W / 38.786712; -79.266793 (Schmucker Road Bridge) | |
Upper Tract Bridge | ![]() | Upper Tract | 38°48′21″N 79°16′35″W / 38.805701°N 79.276508°W / 38.805701; -79.276508 (Upper Tract Bridge) | |
![]() | Petersburg Bridge | ![]() | Petersburg | 38°59′18″N 79°07′30″W / 38.98826°N 79.124916°W / 38.98826; -79.124916 (Petersburg Bridge) |
![]() | Petersburg Gap Bridge | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Welton | 39°00′10″N 79°04′46″W / 39.002904°N 79.079388°W / 39.002904; -79.079388 (Petersburg Gap Bridge) |
![]() | Fisher Bridge | ![]() | Fisher/Moorefield | 39°03′01″N 78°59′35″W / 39.050322°N 78.993067°W / 39.050322; -78.993067 (Fisher Bridge) |
![]() | Richard Lee "Dickie" Moyers Veterans Memorial Bridge | ![]() | Moorefield | 39°04′57″N 78°58′21″W / 39.0826°N 78.9726°W / 39.0826; -78.9726 (Fisher Bridge) |
![]() | Old Fields Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Old Fields | 39°06′13″N 78°57′34″W / 39.103609°N 78.959548°W / 39.103609; -78.959548 (Old Fields Bridge) |
Sycamore Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Sycamore | 39°09′09″N 78°54′52″W / 39.152417°N 78.914402°W / 39.152417; -78.914402 (Sycamore Wooden Tressel) | |
Sector-Glebe Bridge (Partially Destroyed) | ![]() | Sector/Glebe | 39°13′32″N 78°51′15″W / 39.225521°N 78.85416°W / 39.225521; -78.85416 (Sector-Glebe Bridge) | |
Romney Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Romney | 39°20′21″N 78°46′33″W / 39.33905°N 78.775966°W / 39.33905; -78.775966 (Romney Bridge) | |
Valley View Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Romney | 39°21′14″N 78°45′57″W / 39.353813°N 78.765837°W / 39.353813; -78.765837 (Valley View Wooden Tressel) | |
Ridgedale Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Ridgedale | 39°24′56″N 78°43′48″W / 39.41547°N 78.729896°W / 39.41547; -78.729896 (Ridgedale Wooden Tressel) | |
![]() | John Blue Bridge | ![]() | Blues Beach | 39°25′33″N 78°42′56″W / 39.42583°N 78.71556°W / 39.42583; -78.71556 (John Blue Bridge) |
Millesons Mill Bridge | ![]() | Millesons Mill | 39°26′50″N 78°39′14″W / 39.447216°N 78.653918°W / 39.447216; -78.653918 (Millesons Mill Bridge) | |
B&O Railroad Bridge | B&O Railroad | Mouth, Green Spring | 39°31′40″N 78°35′18″W / 39.527862°N 78.58836°W / 39.527862; -78.58836 (B&O Railroad Bridge) |
North Fork South Branch Potomac River
Listed heading downstream from source to mouth at the South Branch Potomac River.
Bridge | Route | Location (WV) | Coordinates | |
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CR 19 Bridge South | ![]() | Cherry Grove | 38°35′18″N 79°32′47″W / 38.58833°N 79.54639°W / 38.58833; -79.54639 (CR 19 Bridge South) | |
Bridge North | ![]() | Cherry Grove | 38°37′20″N 79°32′20″W / 38.62222°N 79.53889°W / 38.62222; -79.53889 (Bridge North) | |
Snowy Mountain Road Bridge | ![]() | Cherry Grove | 38°38′11″N 79°31′12″W / 38.63639°N 79.52000°W / 38.63639; -79.52000 (Snowy Mountain Road Bridge) | |
Teter Gap Road Bridge | ![]() | Circleville | 38°39′10″N 79°30′45″W / 38.65278°N 79.51250°W / 38.65278; -79.51250 (Teter Gap Road Bridge) | |
Circleville Bridge | ![]() | Circleville | 38°40′20″N 79°29′23″W / 38.67222°N 79.48972°W / 38.67222; -79.48972 (Circleville Bridge) | |
![]() | Judy Gap Bridge | ![]() ![]() | Judy Gap | 38°42′24″N 79°27′56″W / 38.70667°N 79.46556°W / 38.70667; -79.46556 (Judy Gap Bridge) |
Riverton Bridge | ![]() | Riverton | 38°44′35″N 79°26′09″W / 38.74306°N 79.43583°W / 38.74306; -79.43583 (Riverton Bridge) | |
Germany Valley Limestone Bridge | ![]() | Macksville | 38°47′17″N 79°24′25″W / 38.78806°N 79.40694°W / 38.78806; -79.40694 (Germany Valley Limestone Bridge) | |
Harper Gap Road Bridge | ![]() | Macksville | 38°48′41″N 79°23′35″W / 38.81139°N 79.39306°W / 38.81139; -79.39306 (Harper Gap Road Bridge) | |
Roy Gap Road Bridge | ![]() | Seneca Rocks | 38°49′56″N 79°22′23″W / 38.83222°N 79.37306°W / 38.83222; -79.37306 (Roy Gap Road Bridge) | |
Smoke Hole Road Bridge | ![]() | Cabins | 38°59′04″N 79°14′02″W / 38.98444°N 79.23389°W / 38.98444; -79.23389 (Smoke Hole Road Bridge) |
South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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Virginia | ||||
![]() | 38°24′55″N 79°22′39″W / 38.4153°N 79.3774°W / 38.4153; -79.3774 | |||
![]() | Palo Alto | 38°25′25″N 79°22′14″W / 38.4235°N 79.3706°W / 38.4235; -79.3706 | ||
West Virginia | ||||
Sweetwater Spring Road | ||||
Buck Hill Lane | ||||
driveway | ||||
Harveys Lane | ||||
![]() | 38°28′37″N 79°19′44″W / 38.4769°N 79.3288°W / 38.4769; -79.3288 | |||
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driveway | ||||
![]() | Sugar Grove | 38°30′47″N 79°18′38″W / 38.5130°N 79.3106°W / 38.5130; -79.3106 | ||
Honeycomb Lane | ||||
Puffenbarger Lane | ||||
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Propst Memories Lane | ||||
Propstburg Road | ||||
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Cassell Lane | ||||
![]() | Brandywine | |||
![]() | ![]() | Brandywine | 38°37′52″N 79°14′38″W / 38.6310°N 79.2438°W / 38.6310; -79.2438 | |
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Siple Lane | ||||
![]() | Oak Flat | 38°40′26″N 79°12′11″W / 38.6740°N 79.2030°W / 38.6740; -79.2030 | ||
![]() | Fort Seybert | 38°41′42″N 79°11′26″W / 38.6950°N 79.1906°W / 38.6950; -79.1906 | ||
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![]() | 39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W / 39.0562; -78.9704 | |||
Zirk Farm Road | ||||
driveway | ||||
Peru Hollow Road | ||||
Alum Road | ||||
Blue Rock Lane | ||||
driveway | ||||
driveway | ||||
Bass Lane | ||||
![]() | Milam, West Virginia | 38°47′52″N 79°06′28″W / 38.7977°N 79.1078°W / 38.7977; -79.1078 | ||
driveway | ||||
![]() | South Branch Valley Railroad | Moorefield | 39°03′12″N 78°57′59″W / 39.0533°N 78.9663°W / 39.0533; -78.9663 | |
![]() | Wendell Del Hester Memorial Bridge | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Moorefield | 39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W / 39.0562; -78.9704 |
References
- ^ Paula Stoner Dickey and Robert M. Vogel (June 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing" (PDF). National Park Service.
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See also
- White's Ferry
- White's Ford
- Potomac Aqueduct Bridge