Victor Cushwa Memorial Bridge Explained

The Victor Cushwa Memorial Bridge is a walking beam pedestrian bridge near Hancock, Maryland. It crosses Interstate 68 at the Sideling Hill road cut and rest area, near the northernmost point of I-68.^[1] It is named after former Maryland State Senator Victor Cushwa from Washington County.

The bridge once provided access to the Sideling Hill Exhibit Center, which opened in 1991. After closing in 2009, it was partially reopened in 2015 as the Sideling Hill Welcome Center.^{[2] [3]}

The bridge provides viewing access to geologic strata formations of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians,^[4] which were uncovered when the road was cut through Sideling Hill.^[5]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Weingroff . Richard F. . Summer 1996 . Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways Engineering Marvels . November 11, 2024 . US Department of Transportation . Public Roads, Vol. 60 No. 1.
2. Web site: Lewis . Mike . Md. has 'one-of-a-kind' ambition for Sideling Hill Welcome Center . 2024-11-11 . Herald-Mail Media . en-US.
3. Web site: Sideling Hill visitors center to reopen in Hancock . 2024-11-11 . Herald-Mail Media . en-US.
4. Web site: Sideling Hill Geology . 2024-11-11 . www.mgs.md.gov.
5. Web site: 2021-03-20 . Seeing dramatic folded strata from the car: Sideling Hill, Maryland, USA . 2024-11-11 . Deposits . en-US.