Bloomington Viaduct

The Bloomington Viaduct spans the Northern Branch of the Potomac River connecting Bloomington, Maryland to Mineral County, West Virginia. The sandstone railroad bridge features three full center arches, each with a 56-foot (17 m) span and a 28-foot (8.5 m) rise. It is owned and operated by CSX Transportation on its Mountain Subdivision.

Bloomington Viaduct
Bloomington Viaduct in January 2014
Coordinates	39°28′38″N 79°4′5″W
Carries	Railroad
Crosses	North Branch Potomac River
Locale	Bloomington, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia
Maintained by	CSX Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Stone arch
Material	Sandstone and concrete
History
Constructed by	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Opened	1851
Bloomington Viaduct
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	76000996[1]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1976

History

Stone side of the viaduct. It's visible the reinforced concrete bridge added to the original stone one.

When built in 1851, it carried a double track of the original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line. In 1916 the viaduct was widened to accommodate two more tracks. The addition is a Melan-type reinforced concrete bridge of identical configuration built against the south face of the original stone bridge.[2] As the state boundary follows the southern bank of the Potomac, nearly all of the bridge is located in Garrett County, Maryland.

The Bloomington Viaduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Ronald Andrews and Pamela James (August 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bloomington Viaduct" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

• Bloomington Viaduct, Garrett County, including photo in 1975, at Maryland Historical Trust