B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing
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The B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) historic site where a set of railroad bridges, originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, span the Potomac River between Sandy Hook, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1978, for its significance in commerce, engineering, industry, invention, and transportation.[2]
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B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing | |
Location | Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 39°19′27″N 77°43′43″W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Built | 1837 |
Architect | Wendel Bollman |
Demolished | 1936 (flood) |
NRHP reference No. | 78001484[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 14, 1978 |
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