Amtrak - Swatara Creek Bridge

Photos 

South side of bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2016

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BH Photo #440344

Map 

Street View 

• Bridge as seen from Canal Street

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over Swatara Creek on Amtrak / Conrail Railroad

Location

Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1830s

Builder

- William H. Brown

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

A four arch stone bridge carries the Amtrak Keystone line over the Swatara Creek.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 50.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.19139, -76.73035   (decimal degrees)
40°11'29" N, 76°43'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/352707/4450435 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Middletown

Inventory number

BH 49090 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 31, 2018: New photos from Jodi Christman
• August 1, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Corrected railroad name
• July 13, 2011: Added by Daniel Hopkins

Sources 

• Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
• Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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