Choptank River Bridge – Cambridge MD

City:
Cambridge, MD

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1933

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The PWA completed this bridge across the Choptank River at Cambridge in 1935. In 1987, a more modern bridge was built, rendering this bridge superfluous. The steel spans were removed, and the two sides now serve as fishing piers.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 69-PWA Choptank River Heritage website

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on October 4, 2016.

Location Info


Choptank River Bridge
Cambridge, MD 21613
Dorchester County

Coordinates: 38.570818, -76.063475

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