This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
Allegany
Luke vicinity, Maryland, USA - Savage River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1326 (added 2004-04-28) |
| Name: | Allegany |
| Location: | Luke vicinity, Maryland, USA |
| Crossing: | Savage River |
| At or Near Feature: | Savage River State Forest |
| Coordinates: | 39.501343 N 79.108957 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | 121st Engineer Battalion (CBT) of the Maryland Army National Guard (Companies B and C) |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2016) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- One of two similar bridges in this park. This one has a plaque "Allegany Bridge."
- Al Schweizer, the operations officer for the project, wrote: "The bridge panels (that portion between the vertical suspender cables attached to the main cables) were prefabricated with deck beams, decking, sway braces, handrails. They were trolleyed across the river since we were not allowed to get into the river. The bridges were erected by Company B from Cumberland, Maryland and Company C from Oakland, Maryland. The erection, to include the forming and pouring of the deadmen cable supports, abutments, towers, cable installation (2” diameter) and all the decking took just two weeks! DNR added the lattice because of children crawling on the bridge."
- Built as part of same project as (footbridge) - Luke vicinity, Maryland, USA.
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