Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Columbia-Wrightsville Lincoln Highway Bridge

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Susquehanna.bridge

Taken from Wrightsville on the Old Lincoln Highway.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning

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Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

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Pier Cap, Larger Size at Each End

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

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Pier Cap, Center Piers

This bridge carried the Lincoln Highway and later, US 30. US 30 can be seen on the modern flat slab in the background.

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

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Builders Plate, West End

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 462 (Old Lincoln Highway) between Columbia and York Counties
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1988
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 185.0 ft.
Total length: 6,657.5 ft.
Deck width: 38.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Also called: Susquehanna River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02833, -76.51833 (decimal degrees)
40°01'42" N, 76°31'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 88000764 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PA 36 0462 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 2,194