The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-30
THE NEW B. & Q. ROAD,
Its Route Through Maryland, Delaware
and Pennsylvania.

The Baltimore 4mericah of Tuesday
gives the following description of the
ronte of the new b. and o. line:
Work will be begun ON the grading,
masonry and bridge building Of the Phil
adelphia extension of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad on July 1st. Chief Engi-
neer II. #. Douglass, who has been away
for about a week, will be home to-day
and will give out the contracts for the
work. Large forces of men will be en-
gagged, and the contractors will push
their part of the work ahead as rapidly
as possible, The right of way has nearly
all been secured through Maryland and
Delaware, but the same cannot be said
of Pennsylvania, though it will not be
long before the company will be all right
in that locality also, and secure an en-
trance by the Reading Railroad into Phil
adelphia. Various speculations have
been INDUCED in from time to time as to
the route of the line, how the Susque-
hanna would be crossed, what other
bridges would be built; how near the
road would run to Havre de Grace and
Wilmington, and other points of interest
about the route, 4 general idea of which
has been published, but no detailed de-
scription given. Scores of engineers
have been travelling all over Baltimore,
Hartford and Cecil counties-within a
distance of from one to five miles of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad-for year Oh more, and the
country people have all been wondering
exactly where the line would be located.
A detailed description of the route is
now published for the first time. While
lines for the entrance of the road into
Canton have been surveyed and tunnels
under Patterson Park, elevated roads
down Howard street and out Pratt street
to Camden Station, have been talked
about, MIR. Garrett is as yet undecided,
so far as can be learned, on the matter.
1t is generally understood, however, that
for some years to come there will be a
station in North Baltimore not far from
the Pennsylvania Lines Union Station,
and continue to Canton, and steam barges
be used to Locust Point.
Starting from point near Bayview
Junction, on the p, w. & B. Line, be-
tween the railroad and the Philadelphia
pike, the b. &. o. Philadelphia line will
extend nearly parallel to and south of the
pike through Baltimore county. The
North Point road will be crossed near its
intersection with the Philadelphia pike,
and at this point will be within half a
mile of Bishops race course. After
crossing the North Point road the new
line will skirt along the upper side of
Back river, pass through some valuable
ore lands about three miles from the city
limits, and then cross what is known as
the Old Post road, leading from the Phil
adelphia pike down to Stemmer's Run
Station and Back river neck, south of
the P, w. K B. Road. The point where
the new line crosses this Old Post road is
just s. miles from Baltimore city. The
next public road crossed is that leading
from the Philadelphia pike, at the nine
mile stone, to Middle River Station, on
the p, w. & b. Then, after crossing
White Marsh run, the new line will cross
the Neck road, which runs from what is
known as the Germantown district ON
the Belair road to the ducking- shore on
Grace's Point, on the Gunpowder. This
road crosses the Philadelphia pike twelve
miles from Baltimore. For some dis
lance after crossing the Neck road the
B. X o. line runs along between the
Philadelphia pike and the old Red Lion
stage road, then passes within a short
distance OF the Joppa iron works, which
have be N abandoned for some time.
Then comes the bridge over Big Gun
powder Falls. A mile further on, and
the Little Gunpowder Falls are crossed
close to J. W. Dieter's grist mills, and
within five miles of Kingsville and Up
per Falls, the line here being within
quarter of a mile of the pike. Over the
Little Gunpowder the line jumps into
Hartford county and crosses four differ
ent roads leading from Franklinville and
Clayton to Magnolia Station ON the p,
w. Il B., the B. & o. running within l !!
mi las of VA anl ,f 1, I'm, IL,
Thence along near Winters run the line
crosses the Edgewood pike, which leads
from Bel Air to Edgewood. Next it
crosses the public road leading through
Abingdon to public landing on Otter
Point Creek, and being within three
quarters of mile south of Abingdon at
the point of crossing this road, and Z!
miles over direct and tirst-class pike
from Bel Air. The next crossing is over
Bush Creek at the upper part, where it
is nothing more than marsh; thence the
line crosses the road leading from Cress-
wells and Hartford Furnace to landing
on Bush Creek. In turn the line bridges
Church Creek and Gray's Run, and next
crosses the public road leading to Perry
Evansville Station on the p, w. & b.
road. The Philadelphia pike is crossed
by the new line about . miles west of
Aberdeen, and next the Aberdeen pike
is crossed only quarter of a mile from
the town on the north.
The line also crosses the several much
travelled public roads leading from the
Hopewell district. The next point along
the line is Havre de Grace. The road
runs through the northern limits of the
little city, crossing Belair avenue, and
then crosses the Susquehanna river on an
iron bridge of the triangular truss pat
tern, built on piers, the crossing being
about mile above the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad bridge.
1t will be simply 4 railroad bridge, with
no tootway. On reaching Cecil county
the line crosses the Port Deposit branch
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore road about 3! miles from Port
Deposit. The line passes on to French
town, across the pike leading to Prirci-
pic Furnace, which is operated by George
P. Whitaker; next is crossed the post
road leading to Charestown, and also
the road to the town of Principle, Col
lege Green and Pennington; then across
couple of roads leading from Bayvew,
Cecil county to North East Station on