Governor's Bridge, Governor's Bridge Road spanning Patuxent River, Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

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Governor's Bridge, Governor's Bridge Road spanning Patuxent River, Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

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Summary

Significance: Governor's Bridge is one of only two surviving truss bridges in the county. It also marks the site of a river crossing since colonial times. The name Governor's Bridge is derived from the use of this crossing by two eighteenth century Maryland governors who lived at nearby "Belair."
Survey number: HAER MD-85
Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lavoie, C, transmitter
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Location

Bowie (Md.)39.00678, -76.77914
Google Map of 39.0067768, -76.77913649999999
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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