Submitted by PowerSquare_5819 t3_10u78su in baltimore
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davidhunt6 t1_j7anw1q wrote
It's Curtis Creek
orangesoda28 t1_j7augu2 wrote
Correction this is a still functioning csx swing bridge https://bridgehunter.com/md/anne-arundel/bh58997/
First glance thought was https://reddit.com/r/baltimore/comments/w26nsk/anyone_know_the_backstory_on_this_old_swing_bridge/
instantcoffee69 t1_j7aw0za wrote
Coast guard repair yard. Their main shipyard. Just got money for an upgrade.
ReturnOfSeq t1_j7aww31 wrote
It’s an unused train bridge next to a drawbridge next to a drawbridge
dailysoaphandle t1_j7b2tm0 wrote
Those 2 arrows must be new.
jDetty_ t1_j7blrw0 wrote
When I was active duty coast guard I would pass through there a couple times a week, what you want to know? There is a creepy baby doll wedged in between some piles on the 695 bridge, fyi.
a_fish_named_taco t1_j7bmjz5 wrote
Different swing bridge, that's near Port Covington and was built by a different railroad. This is on Curtis Creek and actually gets used from time to time I think.
the-largest-marge t1_j7bqe2v wrote
I drove through here last week and they weren’t there. 🤷🏼♀️
stevolutionary7 t1_j7bqyv6 wrote
I wanna know about the abandoned hulks on the bank- what were those ships? What did they do? (One looks like a tug)
They've got stories to tell.
Thuglas82 t1_j7bsl0o wrote
Looks very much like an old bridge I flew my drone over near the new Top Golf. Would have been neat to see it still in action. Didn't realize there were several of them around.
sometimes-stupid t1_j7bslg3 wrote
I believe they were added around the same time as the google copyright
jyjelly87 t1_j7bti4z wrote
It is the Marley Creek draw bridge. It is most definitely in use, daily by CSX.
Source Railroad employee
chasmd t1_j7btmzj wrote
It does get used.
PowerSquare_5819 OP t1_j7buay7 wrote
I should've added this in but I'm talking about the swing bridge like is it in use has anyone ever seen a train on it stuff like that.
Horror__Explorer t1_j7bur6m wrote
Its just a little northwest of Walnut Point. If you hit the truck repair shop, you’ve gone too west.
PowerSquare_5819 OP t1_j7bv6y5 wrote
Everything, but mainly info on the swing bridge
Lurchfrombmore t1_j7byl7r wrote
Never seen it in use but you could hear it sometimes in surrounding neighborhoods
rickyx2001 t1_j7bytk6 wrote
There are a couple more rotating train bridges in the area too, not sure if they are still used though:
Bear Creek Train Bridge https://maps.app.goo.gl/cj55d8HWZSa6uxKp9?g_st=ic
Spring Garden Swing Bridge https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xv7hhk1pd8Nd96At8?g_st=ic
jabbadarth t1_j7cj47m wrote
I was wondering where I put that.
BlueFalconPunch t1_j7ckzpn wrote
curtis creek. 695 used to run at the same level as that railroad bridge, it was changed sometime in the early 80's to the much higher level so it didnt have to open for every crabboat cruising by. used to love going over it as a kid in the car. https://bridgehunter.com/md/baltimore-city/bh79928/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/curtis-creek-ship-graveyard
weebilsurglace t1_j7cvqq8 wrote
One of the hulks in the shallows is the remains of the Emma Giles, a paddlewheel ferry that provided service from Baltimore up and down the Bay. There's also at least one WWII era ferrocement ship in the area.
Here's a presentation from the state's underwater archaeologist: https://youtu.be/c8KTuvPr1Q4
stevolutionary7 t1_j7cx0vb wrote
Wow! Thank you!
joelmbenge t1_j7dmpjj wrote
No. You should not dump a body there.
PowerSquare_5819 OP t1_j7do5ip wrote
meabbott t1_j7fb348 wrote
I took a ride on a Coast Guard cutter as they placed the FSK Buoy and went under the bridge. Kind of a long video mostly because of a speech later in the video but you can see this area from the water here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=babQeqzDFz4
Douseigh t1_j7g6cho wrote
What u wanna know? Where to fish?
dopkick t1_j7ans9u wrote
What do you want to know? It’s a pretty unexciting industrial area on the water.