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White's Ferry on the Potomac River in 2007. White's Ferry, originally Conrad's Ferry, is an inactive cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, and is the last one of its kind to cross the Potomac. [1]
A railroad bridge from Maryland to West Virginia, over the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, is closed after a fire on Monday.
Harper's Ferry / Washington County Bollman Truss Bridge (abutments) [1] CSX: Harper's Ferry / Washington County Virginia / Maryland Sandy Hook Bridge: US 340: Loudoun Heights / Washington County Brunswick Bridge: SR 287 MD 17: Lovettsville / Brunswick: Point of Rocks Bridge: US 15: Loudoun County / Point of Rocks: White's Ferry: SR 655 MD 107
This list includes bridge and ferry crossings of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia The main article for this category is List of crossings of the Potomac River .
The National Weather Service has issued multi-day river flood warnings for the Potomac River and Conococheague Creek. ... Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry and Paw Paw. Minor flooding is forecasted in ...
Built in 1836–1837, the B&O's first crossing over the Potomac was an 830-foot (250 m) covered wood truss. [2] It was the only rail crossing of the Potomac River until after the American Civil War. The single-track bridge, composed of six river spans plus a span over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II.
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A crane retrieves part of aircraft wreckage on Feb. 5, 2025, from the Potomac River after a collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter last week.