Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, WV destroyed by flood
Date
2011-12-02
Authors
Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976
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Publisher
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Abstract
Bridge originally constructed in 1800's as a railway bridge, later converted to roadway. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Civil War, and damaged during a 1924 flood, until it was swept away in 1936. It was never rebuilt. In this photo, railroad bridge and tunnel on left, destroyed bridge in center. Waiting cars visible on far shore.
Description
Negative; 4x5; B&W
Keywords
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Landscape Photographs, Floods