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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

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Oblique View From Southwest

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

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Three Quarter View from Southwest

Photo by Joseph Elliott for HAER Summer 1997

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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 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity 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

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