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SECTIONSIXResults of Field InvestigationsRoads Commission of the highway system of the counties ringing the District of Columbia inresponse to the heavy post-World War II sub-urbanization of the area. In particular, it isassociated with the efforts of the Commission to comprehensively address problems of floodingin Prince George‘s County along the Anacostia River and its branches.National Register of Historic Places Eligibility:The US 1 Northbound Bridge over the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River is eligible forlisting in the National Register under Criterion A at the local level with a period of significancefrom 1956 to 1957. The bridge is eligible under Criterion A for its association with a significantmid twentieth-century trend in Maryland‘s history, the modernization by the State RoadsCommission of the highway system of the counties ringing the District of Columbia in responseto the heavy post-World War II sub-urbanization of the area. The bridge is not directlyconnected with the construction or reconstruction of a particular highway, but rather it isassociated with the efforts of the Commission to comprehensively address problems of floodingin Prince George‘s County along the Anacostia River and its branches. The bridge has not beenaltered beyond the standard actions necessary to maintain a busy highway bridge and retains allseven aspects of integrity.The US 1 Northbound Bridge over the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River is not NationalRegister-eligible under Criterion B, as it is not associated with an individual significant at thelocal, state, or national level.The US 1 Northbound Bridge over the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River is eligible forlisting in the National Register under Criterion C at the state level with a period of significancefrom 1956 to 1957. Part of the first small group of prestressed concrete bridges erected inMaryland in the mid 1950s, it is significant in the history of bridge engineering and its use ofprestressed concrete exemplifies an innovative technological solution.National Register-eligibility under Criterion D was not investigated as part of this study.\15-SEP-11\\ 7-32
SECTIONSIXResults of Field InvestigationsBridge #: 1605402Bridge Name: US 301 Southbound Bridge over the Western Branch of the Patuxent River(MIHP# PG:82A-52)County: Prince George‘sDate of Construction: 1949; 1986Bridge Type: Steel BeamNRHP Eligibility/ Criterion: Criterion ASummary Description:Bridge No. 1605402, a steel beam bridge built in 1949, carries US 301 southbound over theWestern Branch of the Patuxent River. The bridge runs northeast-southwest and carries two lanesof vehicular traffic. The bridge is approximately 136 feet long and 45 feet wide. Thesubstructure is composed of two concrete piers. Each pier is scored with three recessed filletsand both ends of each pier come to a point to minimize erosion from the river. The piers supportseven I-beams that run the length of the bridge and support a concrete deck. In 1986, arehabilitation and replacement of the decks of this bridge and the northbound bridge (Bridge No.1605401) was performed. At that time, the deck of the bridge was replaced and resurfaced andthe parapets of the bridge were replaced. According to original drawings, the bridge once had ametal railing that terminated into curved concrete end posts. The current parapet is composedentirely of concrete with the west parapet possessing a two-bar metal rail at the top. A modernmetal guardrail is present at both approaches to the bridge and it terminates into the concreteparapet. The dates "1949-1986" are inscribed in the concrete parapet at the northwest corner ofthe bridge.Statement of Significance:The US 301 Southbound Bridge over the Western Branch of the Patuxent River (MIHP # PG:82A-52; Bridge 1605402) was erected in 1949 on US 301 southeast of the community of UpperMarlboro, Prince George‘s County. US 301 was created between 1922 and 1928. The bridgewas built at the beginning of the second principal period of construction of the route, which\15-SEP-11\\ 7-33
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