B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing - 1893 - Knoxville, MD - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Crossings at the Potomac River are a set of railroad bridges that span the Potomac River between Maryland Heights, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in the United States. Two bridges comprise the current crossing. The more recent bridge is a deck plate girder bridge dating to 1930-31 which curves across the river, carrying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line to Martinsburg, West Virginia. The older bridge is a steel Pratt truss and plate girder bridge dating to 1893, carrying the B&O Valley line toward Winchester, Virginia along the Shenandoah River. A tunnel was built at the same time as the 1893 bridge to carry the tracks through Maryland Heights and to eliminate a sharp curve. The western end of the tunnel was widened in conjunction with the construction of the second bridge to allow the broadest possible curve across the river.
Source: Wikipedia

The text of the plaque on the older bridge reads:
Built by the Pencoyo Bridge & Construction Co. Penoyco, PA 1893

The 1893 bridge currently is used as a hiking trail from Harpers Ferry, WV to Maryland Heights, MD and is part of the Appalachian Trail.

The bridge is officially located in Maryland although best access is from Harpers Ferry.

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1893 Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Potomac River Website (if available): [Web Link] Date stone, plaque location.: Not listed Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed

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