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Market Street Railroad Bridge

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

East side of bridge (looking SW)

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in July 13, 2014

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BH Photo #288371

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Street View 

Description 

Bridge crosses two sidewalks and four lanes of traffic in downtown Harrisburg. Multiple train tracks are used by multiple train companies such as Norfolk Southern and Amtrak. There is also parking spaces on the west side of the bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Market Street on NS and Amtrak
Location
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Conrail (CR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Concrete
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 28.9 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 266.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.26348, -76.87793   (decimal degrees)
40°15'49" N, 76°52'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/340313/4458693 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harrisburg West
Inventory numbers
PA 22 7301 4000 4011 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 61700 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (444)
Beam (13,613)
Built 1928 (1,107)
Built during 1920s (9,277)
Concrete encased steel stringer (15)
Conrail (870)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (102)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (34)
Have street view (24,637)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,507)
Open (37,944)
Owned by railroad (10,804)
Pennsylvania (4,722)
Railroad (14,151)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,492)
Steel stringer (5,370)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,238)

Update Log 

  • December 10, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • December 23, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 12, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added category "Concrete encased steel stringer"
  • July 13, 2014: Added by Jodi Christman

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