List of crossings of the Potomac River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.
Potomac River
This list contains only crossings of the main channel. See also Washington Channel#Crossings and Boundary Channel#Crossings.
| Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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| West Virginia / Maryland | ||||
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Paw Paw Bridge |  WV 9 MD 51 |
Paw Paw / Allegany County | |
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
| Upper Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Magnolia / Allegany County | ||
| Lower Magnolia Cut Off Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Magnolia / Allegany County | ||
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
| abandoned rail bridge | Western Maryland Railway | |||
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US 522 Bridge |  US 522 |
Morgan County / Hancock | |
| Lurgan Subdivision Bridge | CSX Lurgan Subdivision | |||
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US 11 Bridge |  US 11 |
Falling Waters / Williamsport | |
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I-81 Potomac River Bridge |  I-81 |
Falling Waters / Williamsport | |
| Railroad Bridge | Berkeley County / Williamsport | |||
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James Rumsey Bridge |  WV 480 MD 34 |
Shepherdstown / Washington County | |
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Shepherdstown Railroad Bridge | Norfolk Southern | Shepherdstown / Washington County | |
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Old B&O Mainline Bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | |
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Shenandoah Sub Bridge | CSX Shenandoah Subdivision | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | |
| Bollman Truss Bridge (abutments)[1] | CSX | Harper's Ferry / Washington County | ||
| Virginia / Maryland | ||||
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Sandy Hook Bridge |  US 340 |
Loudoun Heights / Washington County | |
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Brunswick Bridge |  SR 287 MD 17 |
Lovettsville / Brunswick | |
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Point of Rocks Bridge |  US 15 |
Loudoun County / Point of Rocks | |
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White's Ferry |  SR 655 MD 107 |
Loudoun County / Montgomery County | |
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American Legion Memorial Bridge |  I-495 (Capital Beltway) |
Fairfax County / Montgomery County | 38°58′09″N 77°10′46″W |
| Virginia / District of Columbia | ||||
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Chain Bridge |  SR 123Clara Barton Parkway |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°55′47″N 77°06′59″W |
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Francis Scott Key Bridge |  US 29 |
Arlington / Georgetown | 38°54′09″N 77°04′12″W |
| Rosslyn Tunnel |     |
Arlington / Georgetown | ||
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Theodore Roosevelt Bridge |   I-66 / US 50 |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°53′32″N 77°03′36″W |
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Arlington Memorial Bridge | Washington, D.C. | 38°53′14″N 77°03′20″W | |
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George Mason Memorial Bridge |   I-395 south / US 1 south |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′34″N 77°03′32″W |
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Rochambeau Memorial Bridge | I-395 (HOV) |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′33″N 77°02′30″W |
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Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge | I-395 north / US 1 north |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′31″N 77°02′25″W |
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Charles R. Fenwick Bridge |  |
Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′29″N 77°02′23″W |
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Long Bridge | CSX RF&P Subdivision | Arlington / Washington, D.C. | 38°52′28″N 77°02′19″W |
| Virginia / Maryland | ||||
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge |  I-95 / I-495 (Capital Beltway) |
Alexandria / Prince George's County | 38°47′36″N 77°01′59″W |
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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge |  US 301 |
King George County / Charles County | 38°21′42″N 76°59′50″W |
North Branch Potomac River
Dams
| Dam | Impoundment name | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Randolph Dam | Jennings Randolph Lake | Mineral County / Garrett County | 39°25′56″N 79°07′22″W |
| NewPage Dam | The Boons | Mineral County / Luke | 39°28′21″N 79°03′37″W |
| Cumberland Flood Control Dam | Kelly Springfield Eddy | Ridgeley / Cumberland | 39°38′55″N 78°45′57″W |
Bridges
| Bridge | Route | Location (WV/MD) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Bridge |  CR 120 (Kempton Road) |
/ Kempton | 39°12′23″N 79°29′20″W |
| Wilson Bridge |  CR 903 (Wilson Road) |
Wilson | 39°15′13″N 79°23′55″W |
| Bayard Bridge |  CR 902 (Bayard-Corona Road) |
Bayard / | 39°16′27″N 79°22′11″W |
| US 50 Bridge | US 50 (Northwestern Turnpike) |
Gormania / Gorman | 39.29278°N 79.34472°W |
| rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
| Kitzmiller Bridge |  WV 42 MD 38 |
Blaine / Kitzmiller | 39°23′13″N 79°10′51″W |
| rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
| rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
| B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge | CSX Mountain Subdivision | Beryl / Bloomington | 39.476912°N 79.068246°W |
| WV 46 Bridge |  WV 46 |
Beryl / Bloomington | 39.479292°N 79.068378°W |
| rail bridge | CSX Thomas Subdivision | ||
| Abandoned Bridge | Piedmont | ||
| NewPage Paper Bridge | NewPage Corporation paper mill | Piedmont / Luke | |
| Piedmont Bridge | WV 46 |
Piedmont / Westernport | |
| World War II Memorial Bridge |  US 220 |
Keyser / McCoole | |
| 21st B&O Railroad Bridge | CSX | Keyser | |
| Route 956 Bridge |  WV 956 MD 956 |
Rocket Center / Pinto | 39°33′44″N 78°50′52″W |
| Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Bridge | Western Maryland Scenic Railroad | Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
| Ridgeley Bridge |   WV 28 Alt. (Bridge Street) |
Ridgeley / Cumberland | |
| C&O Canal Parkway Bridge | WV 28 (C&O Canal Parkway) |
Wiley Ford / Cumberland | 39.62158°N 78.773828°W |
| rail bridge | CSX Cumberland Subdivision | ||
| Low Water Toll Bridge |  CR 1 (Green Spring Road) |
Green Spring / Oldtown | 39.537382°N 78.613458°W |
South Branch Potomac River
| Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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| Virginia | ||||
 SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) |
Hightown | |||
 SR 641 |
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| SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) |
Blue Grass | |||
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US 220 (Potomac River Road) |
Forks of Waters | ||
| West Virginia | ||||
| CR 25 Bridge |  CR 25 (Moyers Gap Road) |
Cave / Moatstown | 38°33′42″N 79°25′46″W | |
| Johnstown Road Bridge |  CR 23 (Johnstown Road) |
Franklin | 38°36′32″N 79°21′12″W | |
| Dickinson Mountain Road Connector Bridge |  CR 2207 (Dickenson Mountain Road) |
Franklin | 38°38′09″N 79°20′15″W | |
| CR 220/12 Bridge |  CR 22012 |
Franklin | 38°38′22″N 79°19′55″W | |
| US 33 Bridge |  US 33 |
Franklin | 38°39′35″N 79°19′06″W | |
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River Mountain Lane Bridge | |||
| Squire Lane Bridge | ||||
| Schmucker Road Bridge |  CR 11 (Schmucker Road) |
Upper Tract | 38°47′12″N 79°16′00″W | |
| Upper Tract Bridge | US 220 |
Upper Tract | 38°48′21″N 79°16′35″W | |
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Petersburg Bridge | US 220 |
Petersburg | 38°59′18″N 79°07′30″W |
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Petersburg Gap Bridge |  US 220 / WV 28 / WV 55 |
Welton | 39°00′10″N 79°04′46″W |
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Fisher Bridge |  CR 13 (Fisher-Moorefield Road) |
Fisher/Moorefield | 39°03′01″N 78°59′35″W |
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Richard Lee "Dickie" Moyers Veterans Memorial Bridge |  US 48 |
Moorefield | 39°04′57″N 78°58′21″W |
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Old Fields Bridge | US 220 / WV 28 |
Old Fields | 39°06′13″N 78°57′34″W |
| Sycamore Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Sycamore | 39°09′09″N 78°54′52″W | |
| Sector-Glebe Bridge (Partially Destroyed) |  CR 83 (Fleming-Sector Road) |
Sector/Glebe | 39°13′32″N 78°51′15″W | |
| Romney Bridge | US 50 / WV 28 |
Romney | 39°20′21″N 78°46′33″W | |
| Valley View Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Romney | 39°21′14″N 78°45′57″W | |
| Ridgedale Wooden Tressel | South Branch Valley Railroad | Ridgedale | 39°24′56″N 78°43′48″W | |
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John Blue Bridge | WV 28 |
Blues Beach | 39°25′33″N 78°42′56″W |
| Millesons Mill Bridge |  CR 3 (Springfield Pike) |
Millesons Mill | 39°26′50″N 78°39′14″W | |
| B&O Railroad Bridge | B&O Railroad | Mouth, Green Spring | 39°31′40″N 78°35′18″W | |
North Fork South Branch Potomac River
Listed heading downstream from source to mouth at the South Branch Potomac River.
| Bridge | Route | Location (WV) | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR 19 Bridge South |  CR 19 (Upper North Fork Road) |
Cherry Grove | 38°35′18″N 79°32′47″W | |
| Bridge North | CR 19 (Upper North Fork Road) |
Cherry Grove | 38°37′20″N 79°32′20″W | |
| Snowy Mountain Road Bridge |  CR 17 (Snowy Mountain Road) |
Cherry Grove | 38°38′11″N 79°31′12″W | |
| Teter Gap Road Bridge |  CR 288 (Teter Gap Road) |
Circleville | 38°39′10″N 79°30′45″W | |
| Circleville Bridge | WV 28 |
Circleville | 38°40′20″N 79°29′23″W | |
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Judy Gap Bridge | US 33 / WV 28 |
Judy Gap | 38°42′24″N 79°27′56″W |
| Riverton Bridge |  CR 9 (Germany Valley Road) |
Riverton | 38°44′35″N 79°26′09″W | |
| Germany Valley Limestone Bridge |  CR 55 (Germany Valley Limestone Road) |
Macksville | 38°47′17″N 79°24′25″W | |
| Harper Gap Road Bridge | CR 9 (Harper Gap Road) |
Macksville | 38°48′41″N 79°23′35″W | |
| Roy Gap Road Bridge |  CR 283 (Roy Gap Road) |
Seneca Rocks | 38°49′56″N 79°22′23″W | |
| Smoke Hole Road Bridge |  CR 2811 (Smoke Hole Road) |
Cabins | 38°59′04″N 79°14′02″W | |
South Fork South Branch Potomac River
| Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | ||||
 SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) |
38.4153°N 79.3774°W | |||
| SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) |
Palo Alto | 38.4235°N 79.3706°W | ||
| West Virginia | ||||
| Sweetwater Spring Road | ||||
| Buck Hill Lane | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Harveys Lane | ||||
 CR 30 (Brushy Fork Road) |
38.4769°N 79.3288°W | |||
 CR 217 (Stony Run Flats) |
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 CR 216 (Big Stony Road) |
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| driveway | ||||
 CR 21 (Sugar Grove Road) |
Sugar Grove | 38.5130°N 79.3106°W | ||
| Honeycomb Lane | ||||
| Puffenbarger Lane | ||||
 CR 214 (Mill Gap Road) |
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| Propst Memories Lane | ||||
| Propstburg Road | ||||
 CR 2112 (Dickinson Mountain Road) |
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| Cassell Lane | ||||
 CR 2113 (Old Sugar Grove Road) |
Brandywine | |||
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US 33 (Blue Gray Trail) |
Brandywine | 38.6310°N 79.2438°W | |
 CR 512 (Bolton Road) |
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| Siple Lane | ||||
 CR 34 (Conrad Road) |
Oak Flat | 38.6740°N 79.2030°W | ||
| CR 3 (Sweedlin Valley Road) |
Fort Seybert | 38.6950°N 79.1906°W | ||
 CR 33 (Corner Road) |
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 CR 7 (South Fork Road) |
39.0562°N 78.9704°W | |||
| Zirk Farm Road | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Peru Hollow Road | ||||
| Alum Road | ||||
| Blue Rock Lane | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| driveway | ||||
| Bass Lane | ||||
| CR 7 (South Fork Road) |
Milam, West Virginia | 38.7977°N 79.1078°W | ||
| driveway | ||||
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South Branch Valley Railroad | Moorefield | 39.0533°N 78.9663°W | |
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Wendell Del Hester Memorial Bridge | US 220 / WV 28 / WV 55 (S. Main Street) |
Moorefield | 39.0562°N 78.9704°W |
References
- Paula Stoner Dickey and Robert M. Vogel (June 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires
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