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SECTIONSIXResults of Field InvestigationsBridge #: B-07900Bridge Name: Wise Avenue Bridge over Bear Creek (MIHP# BA-2681)County: BaltimoreDate of Construction: 1943Bridge Type: Double Leaf Bascule TrunnionNRHP Eligibility/ Criterion: Criterion A and Criterion CSummary Description:The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge (MIHP # BA-2681, Bridge B-07900) is a doubleleafedbascule trunnion bridge, built in 1948, that carries Wise Avenue over Bear Creek, east ofthe communities of Dundalk and Inverness, in Baltimore County. The bridge runs northwestsoutheastand carries two lanes of traffic, one in each direction. The bridge spans Bear Creekwith a vertical clearance of approximately 14 feet in the boat channel. The bascule span isapproximately 91 feet long, while the entire bridge is approximately 429 feet long. Thesuperstructure west of the bascule span consists of a 10 foot high reinforced concrete bearing.The substructure is comprised of two 15-foot-high reinforced concrete piers, each of which isconstructed from two concrete piers. The deck of this span is a metal grid. The bascule portionof the span is supported by a 25-foot-high reinforced concrete bearing and a 30-foot-highreinforced concrete bearing with an operator‘s house. The superstructure east of the bascule spanconsists of a 10 foot high reinforced concrete bearing. The substructure is comprised of a 15-foot-high reinforced concrete pier, which is constructed from two concrete piers. The deck ofthis span is a metal grid.A dedication plaque is located at the northeast corner of the bridge. It states "Wise AvenueBridge A.D. 1948 County Commissioners Baltimore County Maryland Christian H. Kahl,President Bremen A. Trail, John R. Haut J. Fred Offutt, Roads Engineer J.E. Greiner Company,Consulting Engineer McLean Contracting Company, Contractors W.J. Dahle & Son."\15-SEP-11\\ 7-8
SECTIONSIXResults of Field InvestigationsStatement of Significance:The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge (MIHP # BA-2681, Bridge B-07900) was constructedin 1948 on Wise Avenue, east of the communities of Dundalk and Inverness, in BaltimoreCounty. The bridge replaced an existing 1895 drawbridge located at this site as a part of post-World War II roadway improvements. The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge is a six spanmovable double leaf bascule bridge running west to east across Bear Creek. This bridge is one ofthree examples of this type constructed in Maryland from 1948 to 1960 and one of two examplesof its type constructed in Baltimore County.National Register of Historic Places Eligibility:The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge (MIHP # BA-2681, Bridge B-07900) is eligible forlisting in the National Register under Criterion A on the state level, with the period ofsignificance of 1948. The bridge is associated with post-World War II roadway improvements onthe North Point peninsula due to the importance of Bethlehem Steel‘s Sparrow‘s Point shipyardand steel mill, the largest in the world by the 1950s, to the regional economy.The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge is not National Register-eligible under Criterion B, asit is not associated with an individual significant on the local, state, or national level.The Wise Avenue over Bear Creek Bridge is National Register-eligible under Criterion C on thestate level, with the period of significance of 1948, as a notable late example of the basculebridge type displaying an unusual degree of architectural style. It displays elements of theStreamline Moderne style in its design, making this a late example of this architectural style bythe time this bridge was constructed. This bridge is one of three examples of this typeconstructed in Maryland from 1948 to 1960 and one of two examples of its type constructed inBaltimore County. It is also eligible under Criterion C for its association with its designer, theJ.E. Greiner Company, and the associate engineer for the project, McLean Contracting. A sixspan movable double leaf bascule bridge, it was designed specifically for its site by the J.E.Greiner Company, one of the major bridge design firms for the Maryland State RoadCommission in the 20th century. The company designed several bridges for the Maryland StateRoads Commission during this period. The bridge retains all of the character-defining elementsof its type intact and retains its integrity of location, design, association, setting, materials,workmanship, and feeling.National Register-eligibility under Criterion D was not investigated as part of this study.\15-SEP-11\\ 7-9
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Appendix A1948-1960 Maryland Bridge
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