Difference between revisions of "Fallsway Viaduct & Fountain"
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Revision as of 15:38, July 11, 2022
| Fallsway Viaduct & Fountain | |
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| Site Information | |
| Address | 1168 Guilford Ave |
| Type of facility | Bridge |
| People | |
| Landscape Architect | Theodore Wells Pietsch |
| Dates | |
| Opened to Public | 1916 |
There was a precursor to the Jones Falls Expressway (I-83), and that was the Fallsway Viaduct, designed by Theodore Wells Pietsch in 1912. When the Fallsway Viaduct was finished in 1916, it replaced 12 older bridges, spanning from Mount Royal Avenue to Baltimore Street. It covered Jones Falls, which had become an open sewer that was prone to flooding. The viaduct was an enormous engineering feat. Today, the Fallsway Fountain (the statue of which was done by Hans Schuler) can be seen at the offramp near Biddle Street and Guilford Avenue.
