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The highway was designated Maryland's portion of US 340 in 1926. US 340 originally crossed the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry; however, the U.S. highway's bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1936. The modern US 340 Bridge was constructed at Sandy Hook between 1940 and 1947, with a long interruption due to World War II. The U.S. highway's freeway ...
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. [ 4 ] : 34 In 1837 the Winchester and Potomac Railroad reached Harpers Ferry from the south, and Latrobe joined it to the B&O line using a "Y" span.
Donations are accepted by the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association, and support general maintenance and upkeep of the building, new exhibit development and acquisition, and staffing. Exhibits demonstrate the history and operations of upper Great Lakes commercial shipping and the Aerial Lift Bridge.
The museum acquired its current 14,500-square-foot (1,350 m 2) [3] location on downtown Gig Harbor's Harborview Drive with a $1.5 million gift from a Gig Harbor family. The museum opened there in 2010. [7] In late 2014, the museum board announced it would host more local cultural events including monthly music concerts in 2015. [citation needed]
PA 340 eastbound entering Intercourse. The route follows the alignment of the King's Highway, a colonial road built in 1733 that linked Lancaster and Philadelphia.The road was laid out by the provincial government of Pennsylvania [7] along what was once known as "Old Peter's Road," a trade route used by the French-Canadian fur trader Peter Bisaillon (1662-1742).
The ford was between Looney Creek and the present-day US-11 bridge. US-11: Main St + Lee Hwy: 2.6 miles (4.2 km) Wagons using the ferry could avoid fording Looney's Creek by following VA-772 (Long Run Road) from the ferry to Looney's mill. Looney Creek ford (now a bridge) US-11: Lee Hwy: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Junction US-11 & VA-772 (Long Run Road)
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Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad Bridge Hortense Bridge: Replaced Queen post truss 1880 1984 1986 SH 162: Chalk Creek: Nathrop: Chaffee: CO-30: Colorado Historic Bridges Survey Denver: Denver: CO-30-G: Black Bridge: Demolished