Health & Fitness
"Ilchester Bridge"
mI have always been fascinated with Ilchester and its history and it is one of my favorite places to explore, take photos of and even in the summer cool off in the Patapsco . I love researching the area and have been absorbed in reading several books and articles on the area of Ilchester and The Patapsco Valley. One of my favorite places in Ilchester is the old Ilchester bridge and Tunnel which is used by CSX . Orginally used by the B&O the Ilchester bridge and tunnel were built in 1902 by a New Yor Company. Before B&O used the Ilchester Bridge/Tunnel they used the old Patterson Viaduct an older alignment before the tunnel and it was up the river just a ways, later on much of it destroyed by the flood of 1868. In 1869 the Bollman Truss was built to later be replaced by another bridge before the Ilchester bridge. Here are a few of my photos I have taken . Just to add another note of interest , they was also The Ilchester Station just up from the bridge that was stillbeing used until the 1950s , ruins of a small platform still remain. Will include a photo of this at a later time.