Castleman’s River Bridge

(Formerly "Little Youghiogeny")

Erected 1813 by David Shriver, Jr., Sup't of the "Cumberland Road" (The National Road). This 80 foot span was the largest stone arch in America at the time. It was continuously used from 1813 to 1933.

Marker ...

The Battle of Cooch's Bridge

On September 3, 1777 over 800 Americans forming the Light Infantry Corps of Brigadier General William Maxwell engaged about 2,000 British Light Infantry and Hessian and Anspach "Jägers" (light infantry) in a series of skirmishes ending at Cooch's Bridge.

Maxwell's ...

Bollman Iron Truss Bridge

1869

Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the first ...

John C. Brown Memorial Bridge

The John C. Brown (Corp’l U. S. Army) Memorial Bridge dedicated August 26, 1950, to the memory of the first Maryland soldier killed in action in KoreaJune 30, 1950.

Marker is at the intersection of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) ...

Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge

[Marker Front]:

Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge

Named by an act of the General Assembly in honor of state Senator Arthur Ravenel Jr., who enthusiastically spearheaded a broad~based effort to secure the funds for its construction.

[Marker Reverse]:

Arthur Ravenel, Jr.

John M. Bates Bridge

Named in 1979 in honor

of

prominent public spirited

citizen of this section

(Born 1871 Died 1924)

for his many contributions

to highway transportation

During early 1900,s he led

several highway location parties.

He personally financed, built

and managed ...

L&N Railroad Bridge

The railroad bridge over the Green River stands a quarter mile to the southwest. Constructed 1857-59 by engineer Albert Fink, the bridge was at the time the largest iron bridge in the United States, with a total length of ...

Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge holds a unique place in American history as one of the natural wonders and first tourist attractions in the New World. Artists and illustrators popularized its image. This natural semielliptical arch is made of limestone carved by nature ...

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

1922-1992. Funds raised and labor provided by Duck Run and Bear Run citizens Wilford, Keith, Bush, Hess, Wright, Summers, Landford, Cloves,Divers, Hardman,Simmons & Floyd. Engineers: Fred Lewis & Wm Moss. Roebling Co. and Bethlehem Steel supplied wire cables and steel; ...