World / USA / Virginia / Huntington, 4 km from center Coordinates: 38°49'29"N   77°2'55"W

Site of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Viaduct over Potomac Yard until 1968


Site of Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD)Railroad viaduct (trestle) over Potomac Yard. W&OD railroad trains crossed over Potomac Yard on a long trestle at this location while traveling between Old Town Alexandria and Arlington, Falls Church, Vienna, Herndon, Leesburg, Purcellville and Bluemont, VA. The W&OD closed in 1968. Potomac Yard closed in 1989.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_and_Old_Dominion_Railroad#General_history
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