Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160
Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 | |
 Roadbed in cut west of Bridge No. 1416. | |
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| Nearest city | North Branch, Oldtown, Little Orleans and Woodmont in Maryland, and Jerome in West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′34.3″N 78°23′10.4″W / 39.626194°N 78.386222°W / 39.626194; -78.386222 |
| Area | 500 acres (200 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Built by | Western Maryland Railway Co.; Pennsylvania Steel Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000078[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 1981 |
Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 is a historic section of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) in Allegany County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia. It is an abandoned 34-mile (55 km) section of the right-of-way between milepost 126 at the intersection of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal and Long Ridge Road, Woodmont, and milepost 160 just west of Maryland Route 51, North Branch. It closely parallels the Potomac River and the C&O Canal, which runs along the north bank of the river, and includes three tunnels. Seven miles of the roadbed are in West Virginia near Paw Paw.[2]
WM completed the line between Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland in 1906.[3] It was abandoned by the Chessie System in 1975.
The National Park Service acquired the roadbed in 1980 for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] Towns it is listed in include North Branch, Oldtown, Little Orleans and Woodmont, Maryland, and Jerome, West Virginia.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Western Maryland Railway Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 (Abandoned)". National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. July 23, 1981.
- ^ "Western Maryland Line Open". The Railway Age. 41 (6). Chicago: Railway Age Co.: 224 February 9, 1906.
- ^ Barry Mackintosh (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160, Allegany County, including photo from 1981, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-175, "Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD", 158 photos, 38 measured drawings, 121 data pages, 12 photo caption pages
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