Perryville Railroad Bridge
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 Perryville Railroad Bridge circa 1978 |
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| Carries | CSX |
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| Crosses | Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Havre de Grace, Maryland and Perryville, Maryland |
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The Perryville Railroad Bridge carries CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision across the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace, Maryland and Perryville, Maryland. It was originally built as a single-track bridge by the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad. The bridge crosses Garrett Island in the Susquehanna, which was named after John W. Garrett, former president of the B&O.
While rebuilding it to double-track in 1908, one span collapsed due to a freight derailment. The B&O was forced to detour trains over the Pennsylvania Railroad between Perryville and Oakington until 1910, when the bridge was double-tracked and returned to service. The second track has since been removed.
| Bridges of the Susquehanna River | |||
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| Upstream Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge  |
Perryville Railroad Bridge |
Downstream Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge  |
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