Carrollton Viaduct
The Carrollton Viaduct, located over Gwynn's Falls near Carroll Park in Baltimore, Maryland, is the first stone masonry bridge built for railroad use in the United States. Today it is the world's oldest railway bridge still in use, carrying loads far greater than originally envisioned.^ It was named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, who laid the cornerstone on July 4, 1828.^ As he laid the first stone he said: "I consider this among the most important acts of my life, second only to my signing the Declaration of Independence." Builder Caspar Weaver and designer James Lloyd completed the structure for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in November 1829, at the cost of $58,106.73.Nearest places of interest:
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