List of crossings of the Potomac River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.
Potomac River
[edit]This list contains only crossings of the main channel. See also Washington Channel#Crossings and Boundary Channel#Crossings.
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North Branch Potomac River
[edit]Dams
[edit]| Dam | Impoundment name | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
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| Jennings Randolph Dam | Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral County / Garrett County | 39°25′56″N 79°07′22″W / 39.43222°N 79.12278°W |
| NewPage Dam | Mineral County / Luke | 39°28′21″N 79°03′37″W / 39.47250°N 79.06028°W | |
| Cumberland Flood Control Dam | Ridgeley / Cumberland | 39°38′55″N 78°45′57″W / 39.64861°N 78.76583°W |
Bridges
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South Branch Potomac River
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North Fork South Branch Potomac River
[edit]Listed heading downstream from source to mouth at the South Branch Potomac River.
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South Fork South Branch Potomac River
[edit]| Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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 SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.)
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38°24′55″N 79°22′39″W / 38.4153°N 79.3774°W | |||
| SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.)
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Palo Alto | 38°25′25″N 79°22′14″W / 38.4235°N 79.3706°W | ||
| West Virginia | ||||
| Sweetwater Spring Road | ||||
| Buck Hill Lane | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Harveys Lane | ||||
 CR 30 (Brushy Fork Road)
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38°28′37″N 79°19′44″W / 38.4769°N 79.3288°W | |||
 CR 217 (Stony Run Flats)
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 CR 216 (Big Stony Road)
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 CR 21 (Sugar Grove Road)
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Sugar Grove | 38°30′47″N 79°18′38″W / 38.5130°N 79.3106°W | ||
| Honeycomb Lane | ||||
| Puffenbarger Lane | ||||
 CR 214 (Mill Gap Road)
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| Propst Memories Lane | ||||
| Propstburg Road | ||||
 CR 2112 (Dickinson Mountain Road)
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| Cassell Lane | ||||
 CR 2113 (Old Sugar Grove Road)
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Brandywine | |||
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 US 33 (Blue Gray Trail)
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Brandywine | 38°37′52″N 79°14′38″W / 38.6310°N 79.2438°W | |
 CR 512 (Bolton Road)
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| Siple Lane | ||||
 CR 34 (Conrad Road)
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Oak Flat | 38°40′26″N 79°12′11″W / 38.6740°N 79.2030°W | ||
 CR 3 (Sweedlin Valley Road)
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Fort Seybert | 38°41′42″N 79°11′26″W / 38.6950°N 79.1906°W | ||
 CR 33 (Corner Road)
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 CR 7 (South Fork Road)
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39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W | |||
| Zirk Farm Road | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Peru Hollow Road | ||||
| Alum Road | ||||
| Blue Rock Lane | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Bass Lane | ||||
| CR 7 (South Fork Road)
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Milam, West Virginia | 38°47′52″N 79°06′28″W / 38.7977°N 79.1078°W | ||
| driveway | ||||
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South Branch Valley Railroad | Moorefield | 39°03′12″N 78°57′59″W / 39.0533°N 78.9663°W | |
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Wendell Del Hester Memorial Bridge |    US 220 / WV 28 / WV 55 (S. Main Street)
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Moorefield | 39°03′22″N 78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W |
References
[edit]- ^ Paula Stoner Dickey and Robert M. Vogel (June 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing" (PDF). National Park Service.
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