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CV - Susquehanna River Bridge

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #374435

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Cumberland Valley Railroad
Location
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1886; replaced 1916
Builders
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Cumberland Valley Railroad (CVRR)
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.25159, -76.88582   (decimal degrees)
40°15'06" N, 76°53'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/339614/4457387 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harrisburg West
Inventory number
BH 74960 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,559)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Cumberland Valley Railroad (21)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (113)
Deck girder (5,743)
Deck truss (1,731)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (67)
Girder (10,232)
Lost (24,713)
 Lost 1916 (57)
Lost during 1910s (489)
Pennsylvania (5,317)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Plate girder (7,921)
Railroad (15,409)
Replaced by new bridge (16,567)
Susquehanna River (94)
Truss (32,771)
Union Bridge Co. (56)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2016: Added by Dave King

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Sources 

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

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