It was at one time the largest single span stone arch in the United States and one of the first major bridge on the national road US Route 40 which was known as a East-West United States highway. Now we have the faster Rt 70 and the old Rt 40 is a slow and more scenic route.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Casselman River Bridge and State park
Last weekend, hubby and I took a short trip to western Maryland. The Casselman River Bridge and state park was one of our stops. The Casselman bridge is a national historic landmark built in 1813.
It was at one time the largest single span stone arch in the United States and one of the first major bridge on the national road US Route 40 which was known as a East-West United States highway. Now we have the faster Rt 70 and the old Rt 40 is a slow and more scenic route.
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It was at one time the largest single span stone arch in the United States and one of the first major bridge on the national road US Route 40 which was known as a East-West United States highway. Now we have the faster Rt 70 and the old Rt 40 is a slow and more scenic route.
A view of the river towards Rt 68
We saw lots of these spotted fish in the Cassleman River, anyone know what kind they are?
A view of the park from the bridge
We finished our day at the nearby Penn Alps Restaurant and tried some of the wonderful their Mennonite food. I had a their Asian Chicken Salad with the White House dressing. Wow, was it ever delicious. So good I had to bring home a bottle of the dressing. After dinner we checked out the Artisan village and the House of Yoder. My favorite part was visiting Gary Yoder and his amazing bird carvings. Gary Yoder's bird carvings are in collections around the world and I was happy to meet him and watch him do some carving. If you happen to be in the area I would say this place is well worth a stop.
I am link up with Outdoor Wednesday thanks to Susan the host and 2 sweetnsaxy's Watery Wednesday.
Thanks to both of these gals for these fun memes and thanks for stopping by to see my post.
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