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An unnamed bridge carries U.S. Route 1 Alternate as Washington Boulevard over Gwynns Falls in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, constructed most recently in 1975. Underneath an Interstate 95 overpass, it was presumably first constructed in 1741 with the laying of the Washington Boulevard.

History
The bridge was presumably first constructed in 1741, when Washington Boulevard was first laid out as the road southwest from Baltimore. The crossing appears in maps as early as 1795. It was first mentioned in 1909 in a Baltimore Sun article.

On December 12, 1955, a bill was submitted to the city council for the reconstruction of the bridge in accordance with plans to eliminate the "slight curving" of the road. In early 1956, deputy highways engineer William L. Chilcote mentioned plans for the bridge reconstruction to take place later that year. The road was closed for construction work on January 31, 1959, and the No. 27 streetcar line across the bridge was terminated. A convoy of five trucks each carrying 100-foot 42-ton beams for the bridge were sent from York, Pennsylvania the day prior, with another five to be sent later. The construction was undertaken by the F. P. Dyer construction firm. Sometime later the bridge was closed again and reopened in September 1959.

The current bridge was constructed in 1975. A $19 million Interstate 95 overpass was built over the bridge in 1975–76.