Victor Cushwa Memorial Bridge
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The Victor Cushwa Memorial Bridge is a walking beam pedestrian bridge near Hancock, Maryland. It crosses Interstate 68 at the Sideling Hill road cut and rest area, near the northernmost point of I-68.[1] It is named after former Maryland State Senator Victor Cushwa from Washington County.[citation needed]
The bridge once provided access to the Sideling Hill Exhibit Center, which opened in 1991. After closing in 2009, it was partially reopened in 2015 as the Sideling Hill Welcome Center.[2][3]
The bridge provides viewing access to geologic strata formations of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians,[4] which were uncovered when the road was cut through Sideling Hill.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (Summer 1996). "Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways Engineering Marvels". US Department of Transportation. Public Roads, Vol. 60 No. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Mike. "Md. has 'one-of-a-kind' ambition for Sideling Hill Welcome Center". Herald-Mail Media. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Sideling Hill visitors center to reopen in Hancock". Herald-Mail Media. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Sideling Hill Geology". www.mgs.md.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Seeing dramatic folded strata from the car: Sideling Hill, Maryland, USA". Deposits. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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