A modern day bridge to no where off a less know trail but was a busy little area for its time. Below a little history and accounts about the area:
According to the Rail Road Gazette, May 11th 1894 this bridge spanning the South Branch of the Patapsco River (Gorsuch Bridge) was destroyed by a flood along with several others (Hoods Mill, Sykesville, and Henryton).
H. Branch Warfield shared a memory of the area: "At this corner you intercept, to the left, Gorsuch Switch Road, once county-owned and maintained, now hardly a pathway down hill through woods and brush. After about a mile down hill, you cross a stream and then you come to what was once a bridge, but now large-stoned abutments on either side of the river."
"Now walk towards the railroad. On the left was a barn-red station for waiting passengers, and a sign 'Gorsuch'. On the right, was a barn-red milk stand, at a height level with the on-coming refrigerated B&O car door. Imagine a one-horse milk wagon, at 7:15 AM, unloading 5 and 7 gallon milk cans onto the stand and then sliding the cans aboard. (Once they picked me up, slid me aboard, the engineer released his brakes so as to drift slowly away, just to scare me). None of the buildings probably exist today. You notice that there are then two tracks, and (what we called) a 'spare' where sometimes box cars were parked. The west bound 'half-past two' train brought afternoon visitors to Solopha from Ellicott City and sometimes a fiddler or two from Baltimore to enliven gay-nineties evening dancing in the Solopha parlor and living room. Sometimes train tracks had to be replaced. A burley crew, led by the rhythmic chant of the crew-chief, and the echoing reply of the crew, lifted and replaced the heavy track, all lifting in unison with with the beat of the chant."
Andy Anderson wrote: "My mother also told me that years ago at Gorsuch Switch, the trains would come up from Baltimore and then change tracks, or get off the tracks to let another engine pass on the main line, etc. (I'm not sure). I don't think there is much left there now, but there is a road called Gorsuch Switch road. It is right off of Raincliffe Road, past Slacks road if you are going east. The 'switch' was in that hollow near the river."
Please bring your own pen or pencil. The geocache is a small cache (11oz container) located on the north abutment. For the first individual who finds it there is a small trinket and you will find a trackable ready to travel. As always, please us caution when searching for the cache and arount the abutment.