THE STONE BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND

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THE STONE BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND

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I found this article in the Feb 2024 issue of "Road Runner" magazine listing 22 "stone bridges" in Washington County, Maryland. It was like a "treasure hunt" to see if we could find all the bridges :roll:

I created a route using a mapping program called REVER.
Washinton County is located in Maryland's portion of the Great-Appalachian Valley, which stretches from New Your to Tennessee. Because limestone was readily available building materia lin the county and it didn't detoriorate as rapidly or require as much maintenance as wooden covered bridges, stone was the preferred bridge-building material here in the 19th century. Most of Wasington County"s stone bridges still accommodate 21st-century vehicular traffic. The bridges' graceful arches over babbling creeks offer rural scenery that seems purpose-made for an artist's canvas or a photographer's camera.


Here is a link to all my pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wfpt1kgVxhxfKMCR6

Here is a link to the REVER track of my ride
https://go.rever.co/PJAuDVfy3Jb

Because the ride was so detailed I had to make two REVER routes to get all 22 bridges
Part 1
https://go.rever.co/IMS0HZq6iGb

Part 2
https://go.rever.co/ZQ9BsJw8iGb

Fun day....Good ride
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