The Bridge at Shady Nook

When the State Highway Administration widened the Beltway in 1982, they removed the Catonsville Short Line (CSL) Railroad Bridge, a connector between the east and west sides of Catonsville near Spring Grove Hospital that was built in the 1960s.  The CSL had been abandoned 10 years earlier after 88 years of service.

CRTT Board Member Sheldon Smith wanted trail users to understand and remember the Short Line route, including the bridge.  Sheldon called on local realtor Wes Peters and artist Edward Williams to fund and paint the Shady Nook trail mural.  The mural was completed in Spring, 2014.

Residents enjoy taking selfies at this mural including a reenactment of the popular 1960s cartoon Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties, a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Do-Right is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue Inspector Fenwick’s daughter, Nell Fenwick, when she is tied to the railroad tracks.