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PRR - Rockville Bridge (Old)

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #366141

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Location
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1877; replaced 1902
Builder
- Delaware Bridge Co.
Railroad
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Howe deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 3,682.0 ft. (0.7 mi.)
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.33414, -76.90937   (decimal degrees)
40°20'03" N, 76°54'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/337809/4466594 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harrisburg West
Inventory number
BH 73912 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,245)
Built 1877 (90)
Built during 1870s (1,044)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (112)
Deck truss (1,668)
Delaware Bridge Co. (3)
Howe deck truss (47)
Howe truss (532)
Lost (23,576)
Lost 1902 (26)
 Lost during 1900s (297)
Pennsylvania (5,121)
Pennsylvania Railroad (798)
Railroad (15,039)
Replaced by new bridge (15,744)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,152)
Susquehanna River (83)
Total length over 2500 feet (884)
Truss (32,067)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder from HAER documentation on the successor bridge.
  • September 26, 2016: Added by Dave King

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Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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