Talbot Ave Bridge Is No More

Talbot Ave bridge removal.
July 13, 2019: The current state of affairs at Georgetown Jct.

I was down at the Scout Shop in Bethesda getting couple last-minute items with my Son for his trip to camp tomorrow when I figured I would drop by the Junction and see the carnage. Wow. I was heartbroken to see it in person. The beheaded bridge piers and demolished abutment made for a grim sight. The Talbot Ave bridge stood sentinel for over 100 years and had become a cultural and social icon to locals. It was really tough to see the altered landscape. All around us it’s happening. I noticed as I drove through historic Kensington that the industrial area near the station is being gutted and cleared out, no doubt for some new shitty condo or office complex. It’s sad to see it all go, but that’s MoCo for you. Visit it all while you can, for tomorrow it may not be there.

Here is a link to my photos from the trip today.

One thought on “Talbot Ave Bridge Is No More

  1. I spent a lot of time as a kid hanging out on, around and under that bridge.

    Watching GP30’s switching the recycling company. And watching the MDOT (yes, MDOT – not MARC) commuter trains whiz by. Along with all the other traffic that was on the line in the mid 1970s thru the mid 1980s.

    Seeing it gone makes me really sad.

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