Patapsco Swinging Bridge
Posted by: 
flyingmoose
N 39° 14.458 W 076° 44.977
18S E 349008 N 4344976
A swinging bridge is one of the oldest swinging bridges in Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM3G8N
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2008
Views: 80
This swinging bridge was originally constructed to carry mill workers who lived in a nearby community across the river so they could work at the Orange Grove Flour Mill. In 1872 the Mill began and I assume soon after the bridge was in use. Since then the Mill caught fire in 1905 and stopped production but the swinging bridge is still in use and is maintained by Patapsco park.
Visit Instructions:
Walk across the bridge! That is why you came here, wasn't it?
Bring a camera so that you can take a photo of the bridge. Upload at least one photo that you took of the bridge, you or others can be in the photo.
Include any additional history that you may know or have learned about the bridge.
Last but not least, include any story you may have about finding the bridge or your journey across the bridge.