Thomas Viaduct, Elkridge

Name: Thomas Viaduct
Address: Elkridge, United States

#1 among attractions in Elkridge

Top attraction, Bridge

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The Thomas Viaduct spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay, Maryland and Elkridge, Maryland, USA. It was commissioned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; built between July 4, 1833, and July 4, 1835; and named for Philip E. Thomas, the company's first president. It remains the world's oldest multiple arched stone railroad bridge. ()

Opened: 4 July 1835 (189 years ago)Length: 612 ftWidth: 26 ftHeight: 59 ftCoordinates: 39°13'21"N, 76°42'46"W

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Thomas Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, Center for Art, National Electronics Museum, Swinging Bridge.

2.1 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, Baltimore
53 min walk • The Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena is a basketball arena, concert and multi-purpose event venue on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville, Maryland.
2.2 miN
Museum, Art museum
Center for Art, Baltimore
58 min walk • The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture was established in 1989 as the Fine Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The center is the university's prime exhibition location where students, professors, staff and the public can experience visual culture along with cultural and aesthetic issues.
2.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Science museum, Military museum
National Electronics Museum, Linthicum
62 min walk • The National Electronics Museum, located in Linthicum, Maryland, displays the history of the United States defense electronics. The museum houses exhibits containing assortments of telegraphs, radios, radars and satellites.
2.3 miNW
Bridge
Swinging Bridge, Patapsco Valley State Park
60 min walk • The Patapsco Swinging Bridge is located in the Avalon/Orange Grove area of Patapsco Valley State Park in central Maryland, United States. It is a suspension bridge consisting of a wooden deck supported by large cables.
2.1 miN
Park
Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park, Baltimore
53 min walk • Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park is a park located on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore County, Maryland, inspired by Joseph Beuys' extensive 7000 Oaks tree planting project.
3.1 miNE
Church
Lansdowne Christian Church, Baltimore
79 min walk • Lansdowne Christian Church was established in 1903 in Lansdowne, Maryland. Part of the Christian Church denomination, Lansdowne Christian Church is located at 101 Clyde Avenue, Lansdowne, Baltimore, Maryland 21227 in southwest Baltimore County, on the southwestern outskirts of the City of Baltimore.
2.3 miN
Library
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, Baltimore
60 min walk • The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is the official library of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville, Maryland. It is located in the center of the campus at the confluence of Academic Row and Walker Avenue.
3.3 miNW
Bridge
Patterson Viaduct, Patapsco Valley State Park
85 min walk • The Patterson Viaduct was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as part of its Old Main Line during May to December 1829. The viaduct spanned the Patapsco River at Ilchester, Maryland.
1 miW
History museum, Museum, Georgian architecture
Belmont Estate, Elkridge
26 min walk • The Belmont Estate, now Belmont Manor and Historic Park, is a former forced-labor farm located at Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, United States. Founded in the 1730s and known in the Colonial period as "Moore's Morning Choice", it was one of the earliest forced-labor farms in Howard County, Maryland.
1.3 miSW
Church
Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church, Elkridge
33 min walk • Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 7134 Montgomery Rd road in Elkridge, Maryland. The building was constructed in 1893.
3.3 miE
Georgian architecture
Twin Oaks, Linthicum
85 min walk • Twin Oaks is a historic home at Linthicum Heights, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The house is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story brick Greek Revival–influenced dwelling constructed in 1857, with additions and Neo-Classical embellishments made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.