Canal Bridges

Canal bridges in the Chesapeake City area – circa 1907 – 1949: High Bridge

The photos and commentary for the next few weeks will be about the bridges that spanned the canal in the Chesapeake City area from about 1907 until 1949. This early post card shows the early, narrow canal, with the towpath on the right (North Side). The bridge in the distance is High Bridge, with the Corps of Engineers’ buildings off to the left (note the smoke stack for the large steam pump that brought the water from Back Creek to the locked canal. The bridge spanned Hemphill Street on the right with the Causeway on the left. The Causeway eventually led to Rees’ Wharf, AKA City Dock, which is now where the Miss Clare moors at Pell Gardens.