Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River

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historic structure railroad bridge

The Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over the Potomac River is a historic rail crossing that links Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with Maryland, serving as a key transportation and Civil War–era landmark in the region.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Appalachian Trail crossing at Harpers Ferry 1
Harpers Ferry footbridge over Potomac River 1
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over the Shenandoah River 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ
adjacentTo Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry footbridge over Potomac River
carries railway tracks ⓘ
connects Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crosses Potomac River ⓘ
heritageStatus historic landmark (regional significance) ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
locatedIn Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Great Falls of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form: Potomac River gorge at Harpers Ferry
material steel ⓘ
near Harpers Ferry town center ⓘ
confluence of Potomac River and Shenandoah River ⓘ
notableFor role in regional commerce and transportation ⓘ
strategic military importance during the Civil War ⓘ
orientation roughly east–west ⓘ
partOf Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
partOfRoute rail corridor between West Virginia and Maryland ⓘ
region Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region
significance Civil War–era transportation landmark ⓘ
structureType multi-span bridge ⓘ
usedBy freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ
usedFor rail transport ⓘ
visibleFrom Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry Lower Town

Maryland Heights ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River → adjacentTo → Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry footbridge over Potomac River
Shenandoah River → hasBridge → Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over the Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry station → near → Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail crossing at Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → transportCrossing → Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River ⓘ