List of crossings of the Potomac River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.

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Potomac River

This list contains only crossings of the main channel. See also Washington Channel#Crossings and Boundary Channel#Crossings.

BridgeRouteLocationCoordinates
West Virginia / Maryland
2016-05-05 14 05 42 View north across the Paw Paw Bridge (Maryland State Route 51) crossing the Potomac River from Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia to Allegany County, Maryland.jpg Paw Paw BridgeWV-9.svg WV 9
MD Route 51.svg MD 51 		Paw Paw  / Allegany County
abandoned rail bridge Western Maryland Railway
abandoned rail bridgeWestern Maryland Railway
Upper Magnolia Cut Off Bridge CSX Cumberland Subdivision Magnolia  / Allegany County
Lower Magnolia Cut Off Bridge CSX Cumberland Subdivision Magnolia / Allegany County
abandoned rail bridgeWestern Maryland Railway
abandoned rail bridgeWestern Maryland Railway
abandoned rail bridgeWestern Maryland Railway
abandoned rail bridgeWestern Maryland Railway
1546 - Hancock - US522 over Potomac.JPG US 522 BridgeUS 522.svg US 522 Morgan County  / Hancock
Lurgan Subdivision Bridge CSX Lurgan Subdivision
Potomac bridge US 11 MD1.jpg US 11 BridgeUS 11.svg US 11 Falling Waters  / Williamsport
I-81 bridges over the Potomac River, July 2025.jpg I-81 Potomac River BridgeI-81.svg I-81 Falling Waters / Williamsport
Railroad Bridge Berkeley County  / Williamsport
James Rumsey Bridge over the Potomac River at Shepherdstown.jpg James Rumsey BridgeWV-480.svg WV 480
MD Route 34.svg MD 34 		Shepherdstown  / Washington County
Shepardstown high bridge (3862161367).jpg Shepherdstown Railroad Bridge Norfolk Southern Shepherdstown / Washington County
Capitol Limited crossing the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, May 1969.jpg Old B&O Mainline Bridge CSX Cumberland Subdivision Harper's Ferry  / Washington County
B&O Bridge P2080038.jpg Shenandoah Sub Bridge CSX Shenandoah Subdivision Harper's Ferry / Washington County
Bollman Truss Bridge (abutments) [1] CSX Harper's Ferry / Washington County
Virginia / Maryland
Sandy Hook Bridge 2015.JPG Sandy Hook Bridge US 340.svg US 340 Loudoun Heights  / Washington County
Brunswick Bridge 2016.JPG Brunswick Bridge Virginia 287.svg SR 287
MD Route 17.svg MD 17 		Lovettsville  / Brunswick
Furnace Mountain.jpg Point of Rocks Bridge US 15.svg US 15 Loudoun County  / Point of Rocks
Whites Ferry loading on VA side.jpg White's Ferry Circle sign 655.svg SR 655
MD Route 107.svg MD 107 		Loudoun County / Montgomery County
2015-12-08 14 02 17 View east towards the American Legion Memorial Bridge (Interstate 495) connecting Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia from the south bank of the Potomac River.jpg American Legion Memorial Bridge I-495.svg I-495 (Capital Beltway) Fairfax County  / Montgomery County 38°58′09″N77°10′46″W / 38.96917°N 77.17944°W / 38.96917; -77.17944 (American Legion Memorial Bridge)
Virginia / District of Columbia
2016-10-09 12 07 46 View northeast towards the Chain Bridge as it crosses the Potomac River between Arlington County, Virginia and Washington, D.C..jpg Chain Bridge Virginia 123.svg SR 123
Clara Barton Parkway 		Arlington  / Washington, D.C. 38°55′47″N77°06′59″W / 38.92972°N 77.11639°W / 38.92972; -77.11639 (Chain Bridge)
Washington - Key Bridge from Arlington (4409599184).jpg Francis Scott Key Bridge US 29.svg US 29 Arlington / Georgetown 38°54′09″N77°04′12″W / 38.90250°N 77.07000°W / 38.90250; -77.07000 (Francis Scott Key Bridge)
Rosslyn Tunnel WMATA Metro Logo small.svg WMATA Blue New.svg WMATA Orange New.svg WMATA Silver New.svg Arlington / Georgetown
2016-10-07 12 43 39 View west across the Potomac River at Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50 (Theodore Roosevelt Bridge) in Washington, D.C..jpg Theodore Roosevelt Bridge I-66.svgUS 50.svg I-66  / US 50 Arlington / Washington, D.C. 38°53′32″N77°03′36″W / 38.89222°N 77.06000°W / 38.89222; -77.06000 (Theodore Roosevelt Bridge)
Arlington Memorial Bridge - July 2012 - 2.JPG Arlington Memorial Bridge Washington, D.C. 38°53′14″N77°03′20″W / 38.88722°N 77.05556°W / 38.88722; -77.05556 (Arlington Memorial Bridge)
2016-10-06 14 32 43 View of Interstate 395 and U.S. Route 1 (14th Street Bridge) as it crosses the Potomac River to Washington, D.C. from the river shore just north of the bridge in Arlington County, Virginia.jpg George Mason Memorial Bridge I-395.svgUS 1.svg I-395 south / US 1 southArlington / Washington, D.C. 38°52′34″N77°03′32″W / 38.87611°N 77.05889°W / 38.87611; -77.05889 (George Mason Memorial Bridge)
Rochambeau and Mason Bridges 2015.JPG Rochambeau Memorial Bridge I-395.svg I-395 ( HOV )Arlington / Washington, D.C. 38°52′33″N77°02′30″W / 38.87583°N 77.04167°W / 38.87583; -77.04167 (Rochambeau Bridge)
2016-10-06 11 58 49 View from Ohio Drive towards Interstate 395 and U.S. Route 1 (14th Street Bridge) as it crosses the Potomac River between Arlington County, Virginia and Washington, D.C..jpg Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge I-395.svgUS 1.svg I-395 north / US 1 northArlington / Washington, D.C. 38°52′31″N77°02′25″W / 38.87528°N 77.04028°W / 38.87528; -77.04028 (Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge)
Metro over the Potomac.jpg Charles R. Fenwick Bridge WMATA Metro Logo small.svg WMATA Yellow New.svg Arlington / Washington, D.C. 38°52′29″N77°02′23″W / 38.87472°N 77.03972°W / 38.87472; -77.03972 (Charles R. Fenwick Bridge)
Washington Railway Long Bridge at 14th Street Bridge Complex from WMATA Yellow Line - 23 April 2010.jpg Long Bridge CSX RF&P Subdivision Arlington / Washington, D.C. 38°52′28″N77°02′19″W / 38.87444°N 77.03861°W / 38.87444; -77.03861 (Long Bridge)
Virginia / Maryland
2007 04 25 - WWB 44.JPG Woodrow Wilson Bridge I-95.svgI-495.svg I-95  / I-495 (Capital Beltway) Alexandria  / Prince George's County 38°47′36″N77°01′59″W / 38.79333°N 77.03306°W / 38.79333; -77.03306 (Woodrow Wilson Bridge)
Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge.jpg Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge US 301.svg US 301 King George County  / Charles County 38°21′42″N76°59′50″W / 38.36167°N 76.99722°W / 38.36167; -76.99722 (Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge)

North Branch Potomac River

Dams

DamImpoundment nameLocation (WV/MD)Coordinates
Jennings Randolph Dam Jennings Randolph Lake Mineral County  / Garrett County 39°25′56″N79°07′22″W / 39.43222°N 79.12278°W / 39.43222; -79.12278
NewPage DamMineral County / Luke 39°28′21″N79°03′37″W / 39.47250°N 79.06028°W / 39.47250; -79.06028
Cumberland Flood Control Dam Ridgeley  / Cumberland 39°38′55″N78°45′57″W / 39.64861°N 78.76583°W / 39.64861; -78.76583

Bridges

BridgeRouteLocation (WV/MD)Coordinates
Kempton BridgeCircle sign 120.svg CR 120 (Kempton Road)/ Kempton 39°12′23″N79°29′20″W / 39.20639°N 79.48889°W / 39.20639; -79.48889
Wilson BridgeCircle sign 90-3.svg CR 903 (Wilson Road) Wilson 39°15′13″N79°23′55″W / 39.25361°N 79.39861°W / 39.25361; -79.39861
Bayard Bridge Circle sign 90-2.svg CR 902 (Bayard-Corona Road) Bayard / 39°16′27″N79°22′11″W / 39.27417°N 79.36972°W / 39.27417; -79.36972
US 50 BridgeUS 50.svg US 50 ( Northwestern Turnpike ) Gormania  / Gorman 39°17′34″N79°20′41″W / 39.29278°N 79.34472°W / 39.29278; -79.34472 (US 50 Bridge)
rail bridge CSX Thomas Subdivision
Kitzmiller BridgeWV-42.svg WV 42
MD Route 38.svg MD 38 		Blaine  / Kitzmiller 39°23′13″N79°10′51″W / 39.38694°N 79.18083°W / 39.38694; -79.18083 (Kitzmiller Bridge)
rail bridge CSX Thomas Subdivision
rail bridge CSX Thomas Subdivision
B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge CSX Mountain Subdivision Beryl  / Bloomington 39°28′37″N79°04′06″W / 39.476912°N 79.068246°W / 39.476912; -79.068246 (B&O Railroad Stone Arch Bridge)
WV 46 BridgeWV-46.svg WV 46 Beryl / Bloomington 39°28′45″N79°04′06″W / 39.479292°N 79.068378°W / 39.479292; -79.068378 (WV 46 Bridge)
rail bridge CSX Thomas Subdivision
Abandoned Bridge Piedmont
NewPage Paper Bridge NewPage Corporation paper millPiedmont / Luke
Piedmont BridgeWV-46.svg WV 46 Piedmont / Westernport
World War II Memorial BridgeUS 220.svg US 220 Keyser  / McCoole
21st B&O Railroad Bridge CSX Keyser
Route 956 BridgeWV-956.svg WV 956
MD Route 956.svg MD 956 		Rocket Center  / Pinto 39°33′44″N78°50′52″W / 39.56222°N 78.84778°W / 39.56222; -78.84778
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Bridge Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Ridgeley  / Cumberland
Ridgeley BridgeAlt plate.svg
WV-28.svg WV 28 Alt. (Bridge Street)		Ridgeley / Cumberland
C&O Canal Parkway BridgeWV-28.svg WV 28 (C&O Canal Parkway) Wiley Ford  / Cumberland 39°37′18″N78°46′26″W / 39.62158°N 78.773828°W / 39.62158; -78.773828 (C&O Canal Parkway Bridge)
rail bridge CSX Cumberland Subdivision
Oldtown Toll Bridge [2] Circle sign 1.svg CR 1 (Green Spring Road) Green Spring  / Oldtown 39°32′15″N78°36′48″W / 39.537382°N 78.613458°W / 39.537382; -78.613458 (Low Water Toll Bridge)

South Branch Potomac River

BridgeRouteLocationCoordinates
Virginia
Circle sign 640.svg SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) Hightown
Circle sign 641.svg SR 641
Circle sign 640.svg SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) Blue Grass
Forks of Waters Virginia National Map.JPG US 220.svg US 220 (Potomac River Road) Forks of Waters
West Virginia
CR 25 BridgeCircle sign 25.svg CR 25 (Moyers Gap Road) Cave  / Moatstown 38°33′42″N79°25′46″W / 38.561662°N 79.429417°W / 38.561662; -79.429417 (CR 25 Bridge)
Johnstown Road BridgeCircle sign 23.svg CR 23 (Johnstown Road) Franklin 38°36′32″N79°21′12″W / 38.608869°N 79.353302°W / 38.608869; -79.353302 (Johnstown Road Bridge)
Dickinson Mountain Road Connector BridgeCircle sign 220-7.svg CR 2207 (Dickenson Mountain Road)Franklin 38°38′09″N79°20′15″W / 38.635966°N 79.33759°W / 38.635966; -79.33759 (Dickinson Mountain Road Connector Bridge)
CR 220/12 BridgeCircle sign 220-12.svg CR 22012Franklin 38°38′22″N79°19′55″W / 38.639509°N 79.33201°W / 38.639509; -79.33201 (CR 220/12 Bridge)
US 33 BridgeUS 33.svg US 33 Franklin 38°39′35″N79°19′06″W / 38.659695°N 79.318415°W / 38.659695; -79.318415 (US 33 Bridge)
2016-06-06 13 45 30 View southeast along River Mountain Lane as it crosses the South Branch Potomac River in Ruddle, Pendleton County, West Virginia.jpg River Mountain Lane Bridge
Squire Lane Bridge
Schmucker Road BridgeCircle sign 11.svg CR 11 (Schmucker Road) Upper Tract 38°47′12″N79°16′00″W / 38.786712°N 79.266793°W / 38.786712; -79.266793 (Schmucker Road Bridge)
Upper Tract BridgeUS 220.svg US 220 Upper Tract 38°48′21″N79°16′35″W / 38.805701°N 79.276508°W / 38.805701; -79.276508 (Upper Tract Bridge)
U.S. 220 Bridge Petersburg 2020.jpg Petersburg BridgeUS 220.svg US 220 Petersburg 38°59′18″N79°07′30″W / 38.98826°N 79.124916°W / 38.98826; -79.124916 (Petersburg Bridge)
Petersburg Gap Bridge 2020.jpg Petersburg Gap BridgeUS 220.svgWV-28.svgWV-55.svg US 220  / WV 28  / WV 55 Welton 39°00′10″N79°04′46″W / 39.002904°N 79.079388°W / 39.002904; -79.079388 (Petersburg Gap Bridge)
Fisher Bridge 2020b.jpg Fisher BridgeCircle sign 13.svg CR 13 (Fisher-Moorefield Road)Fisher/Moorefield 39°03′01″N78°59′35″W / 39.050322°N 78.993067°W / 39.050322; -78.993067 (Fisher Bridge)
Moyers Bridge Moorefield 2020c.jpg Richard Lee "Dickie" Moyers Veterans Memorial BridgeUS 48.svg US 48 Moorefield 39°04′57″N78°58′21″W / 39.0826°N 78.9726°W / 39.0826; -78.9726 (Fisher Bridge)
Old Fields Bridge 2020a.jpg Old Fields BridgeUS 220.svgWV-28.svg US 220  / WV 28 Old Fields 39°06′13″N78°57′34″W / 39.103609°N 78.959548°W / 39.103609; -78.959548 (Old Fields Bridge)
Sycamore Wooden Tressel South Branch Valley Railroad Sycamore 39°09′09″N78°54′52″W / 39.152417°N 78.914402°W / 39.152417; -78.914402 (Sycamore Wooden Tressel)
Sector-Glebe Bridge (Partially Destroyed)Circle sign 8-3.svg CR 83 (Fleming-Sector Road) Sector/Glebe 39°13′32″N78°51′15″W / 39.225521°N 78.85416°W / 39.225521; -78.85416 (Sector-Glebe Bridge)
Romney BridgeUS 50.svgWV-28.svg US 50  / WV 28 Romney 39°20′21″N78°46′33″W / 39.33905°N 78.775966°W / 39.33905; -78.775966 (Romney Bridge)
Valley View Wooden Tressel South Branch Valley Railroad Romney 39°21′14″N78°45′57″W / 39.353813°N 78.765837°W / 39.353813; -78.765837 (Valley View Wooden Tressel)
Ridgedale Wooden Tressel South Branch Valley Railroad Ridgedale 39°24′56″N78°43′48″W / 39.41547°N 78.729896°W / 39.41547; -78.729896 (Ridgedale Wooden Tressel)
2016-07-07 16 19 29 View south along West Virginia State Route 28 (Cumberland Road) crossing the John Blue Bridge over the South Branch Potomac River from Grace, Hampshire County, West Virginia into Blues Beach, Hampshire County, West Virginia.jpg John Blue BridgeWV-28.svg WV 28 Blues Beach 39°25′33″N78°42′56″W / 39.42583°N 78.71556°W / 39.42583; -78.71556 (John Blue Bridge)
Millesons Mill BridgeCircle sign 3.svg CR 3 (Springfield Pike)Millesons Mill 39°26′50″N78°39′14″W / 39.447216°N 78.653918°W / 39.447216; -78.653918 (Millesons Mill Bridge)
B&O Railroad Bridge B&O Railroad Mouth, Green Spring 39°31′40″N78°35′18″W / 39.527862°N 78.58836°W / 39.527862; -78.58836 (B&O Railroad Bridge)

North Fork South Branch Potomac River

Listed heading downstream from source to mouth at the South Branch Potomac River.

BridgeRouteLocation (WV)Coordinates
CR 19 Bridge SouthCircle sign 19.svg CR 19 (Upper North Fork Road) Cherry Grove 38°35′18″N79°32′47″W / 38.58833°N 79.54639°W / 38.58833; -79.54639 (CR 19 Bridge South)
Bridge NorthCircle sign 19.svg CR 19 (Upper North Fork Road)Cherry Grove 38°37′20″N79°32′20″W / 38.62222°N 79.53889°W / 38.62222; -79.53889 (Bridge North)
Snowy Mountain Road BridgeCircle sign 17.svg CR 17 (Snowy Mountain Road)Cherry Grove 38°38′11″N79°31′12″W / 38.63639°N 79.52000°W / 38.63639; -79.52000 (Snowy Mountain Road Bridge)
Teter Gap Road BridgeCircle sign 28-8.svg CR 288 (Teter Gap Road) Circleville 38°39′10″N79°30′45″W / 38.65278°N 79.51250°W / 38.65278; -79.51250 (Teter Gap Road Bridge)
Circleville BridgeWV-28.svg WV 28 Circleville 38°40′20″N79°29′23″W / 38.67222°N 79.48972°W / 38.67222; -79.48972 (Circleville Bridge)
2016-06-06 13 09 04 View east along U.S. Route 33 and south along West Virginia State Route 28 (Mountaineer Drive) crossing the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Judy Gap, Pendleton County, West Virginia.jpg Judy Gap BridgeUS 33.svgWV-28.svg US 33  / WV 28 Judy Gap 38°42′24″N79°27′56″W / 38.70667°N 79.46556°W / 38.70667; -79.46556 (Judy Gap Bridge)
Riverton BridgeCircle sign 9.svg CR 9 (Germany Valley Road) Riverton 38°44′35″N79°26′09″W / 38.74306°N 79.43583°W / 38.74306; -79.43583 (Riverton Bridge)
Germany Valley Limestone BridgeCircle sign 5-5.svg CR 55 (Germany Valley Limestone Road) Macksville 38°47′17″N79°24′25″W / 38.78806°N 79.40694°W / 38.78806; -79.40694 (Germany Valley Limestone Bridge)
Harper Gap Road BridgeCircle sign 9.svg CR 9 (Harper Gap Road)Macksville 38°48′41″N79°23′35″W / 38.81139°N 79.39306°W / 38.81139; -79.39306 (Harper Gap Road Bridge)
Roy Gap Road BridgeCircle sign 28-3.svg CR 283 (Roy Gap Road) Seneca Rocks 38°49′56″N79°22′23″W / 38.83222°N 79.37306°W / 38.83222; -79.37306 (Roy Gap Road Bridge)
Smoke Hole Road BridgeCircle sign 28-11.svg CR 2811 (Smoke Hole Road) Cabins 38°59′04″N79°14′02″W / 38.98444°N 79.23389°W / 38.98444; -79.23389 (Smoke Hole Road Bridge)

South Fork South Branch Potomac River

BridgeRouteLocationCoordinates
Virginia
Circle sign 614.svg SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) 38°24′55″N79°22′39″W / 38.4153°N 79.3774°W / 38.4153; -79.3774
Circle sign 614.svg SR 614 (Cowpasture River Road N.) Palo Alto 38°25′25″N79°22′14″W / 38.4235°N 79.3706°W / 38.4235; -79.3706
West Virginia
Sweetwater Spring Road
Buck Hill Lane
driveway
Harveys Lane
Circle sign 30.svg CR 30 (Brushy Fork Road) 38°28′37″N79°19′44″W / 38.4769°N 79.3288°W / 38.4769; -79.3288
Circle sign 21-7.svg CR 217 (Stony Run Flats)
Circle sign 21-6.svg CR 216 (Big Stony Road)
driveway
Circle sign 21.svg CR 21 (Sugar Grove Road) Sugar Grove 38°30′47″N79°18′38″W / 38.5130°N 79.3106°W / 38.5130; -79.3106
Honeycomb Lane
Puffenbarger Lane
Circle sign 21-4.svg CR 214 (Mill Gap Road)
Propst Memories Lane
Propstburg Road
Circle sign 21-12.svg CR 2112 (Dickinson Mountain Road)
Cassell Lane
Circle sign 21-13.svg CR 2113 (Old Sugar Grove Road) Brandywine
2016-06-06 09 22 55 View west along U.S. Route 33 (Blue Gray Trail) at the under-construction bridge over the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia.jpg US 33.svg US 33 (Blue Gray Trail)Brandywine 38°37′52″N79°14′38″W / 38.6310°N 79.2438°W / 38.6310; -79.2438
Circle sign 5-12.svg CR 512 (Bolton Road)
Siple Lane
Circle sign 34.svg CR 34 (Conrad Road) Oak Flat 38°40′26″N79°12′11″W / 38.6740°N 79.2030°W / 38.6740; -79.2030
Circle sign 3.svg CR 3 (Sweedlin Valley Road) Fort Seybert 38°41′42″N79°11′26″W / 38.6950°N 79.1906°W / 38.6950; -79.1906
Circle sign 3-3.svg CR 33 (Corner Road)
Circle sign 7.svg CR 7 (South Fork Road) 39°03′22″N78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W / 39.0562; -78.9704
Zirk Farm Road
driveway
Peru Hollow Road
Alum Road
Blue Rock Lane
driveway
driveway
Bass Lane
Circle sign 7.svg CR 7 (South Fork Road) Milam, West Virginia 38°47′52″N79°06′28″W / 38.7977°N 79.1078°W / 38.7977; -79.1078
driveway
South Branch Valley Railroad South Fork Bridge 2020.jpg South Branch Valley Railroad Moorefield 39°03′12″N78°57′59″W / 39.0533°N 78.9663°W / 39.0533; -78.9663
Moorefield West Virginia aerial view.jpg Wendell Del Hester Memorial BridgeUS 220.svgWV-28.svgWV-55.svg US 220  / WV 28  / WV 55 (S. Main Street)Moorefield 39°03′22″N78°58′13″W / 39.0562°N 78.9704°W / 39.0562; -78.9704

References

  1. ↑ Paula Stoner Dickey and Robert M. Vogel (June 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing" (PDF). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Homepage - Maryland Public Service Commission". webpscxb.psc.state.md.us. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

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