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Looking south

What a find! This bridge still exists. HOWEVER, it is buried under a parking lot.

Photo taken by Jodi Christman Nov. 11, 2010

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Paxton Creek on Market Street in Harrisburg
Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1880; rehabilitated ca. 1965
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.26500, -76.87500 (decimal degrees)
40°15'54" N, 76°52'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/340566/4458856 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Harrisburg East
Inventory numbers: PA 22 7301 4000 4010 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 14734 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30836 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2009): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 8,000