Columbia-Wrightsville Lincoln Highway Bridge

Photos 

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Susquehanna.bridge Taken from Wrightsville on the Old Lincoln Highway. Photo taken by J.R. Manning View high-res version

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Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997 View high-res version

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Pier Cap, Larger Size at Each End Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997 View high-res version

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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 View high-res version

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Builders Plate, West End Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997 View high-res version

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Oblique View From Southwest Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997 View high-res version

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Three Quarter View from Southwest Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997 View high-res version

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The east approach from Columbia Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Deck looking east Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

Map 

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Facts 

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

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")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/370446/4432006 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Columbia West

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 (as of 06/2007)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.1 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

11,124

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 28, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
• April 11, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
• March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
• February 27, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER Database - HAER Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge page
• Lincoln Highway Association - The official website of the Lincoln Highway Association
• HAER PA-473 - Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Highway (State Route 462), Columbia, Lancaster County, PA

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