octoraro railroad

[rustycoupler]

 the railroad was located in northern md. into pa. ,but there are interesting bridges along the abandoned route ,does anyone have pictures of this? the bridge in particular is the one that spans deer creek along the susquehanna river its a concrete bridge.

[fifedog]

rusty - Let me see if I can help you here.  Deer Creek empties into the Susquehanna River on its west shore (Harford County).  I'm pretty sure I know which span you are talking of, as I have walked across it many times to go fishing at the point.  That bridge, however, isn't concrete, but a plate girder design.

Now, across the Susquehanna on its east shore (Cecil County) is where the Octorarro River flows under a high 3-4 arch concrete viaduct, that is still part of NS PORT ROAD.  It is made even more interesting, as the ol' PB&W (abandoned) crosses thru one of it's arches on an antique through truss bridge.

Unfortunately all of my pictures are slides, and I haven't been back up there with a digital camera.  A lot of foliage around it now,would make views difficult at best, so better to wait til late fall.

I believe the former Octorarro Railroad is being operated by the WILMINGTON & WESTERN RR along the Maryland/Delaware line.  Hope this helps some.

[rustycoupler]

thank you ,you are correct ,the reason i bring this up is that they are thinking of turning the former right of way into a hiking trail and was looking for pictures of the bridge to show someone. another good one is at atglen and susquehanna at the power plant .