Enola Low Grade Trail - Martic Forge Trestle

Photos 

Looking north on River Road

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in October 9, 2013

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BH Photo #269361

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned bridge over Pequea Creek on Former Conrail Railroad

Location

Martic Forge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Status

Arsoned

Future prospects

http://www.wgal.com/article/serial-dine-and-dash-dater-strik...

History

Built 1910

Railroads

- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Rail-to-trail

Design

Warren deck truss

Dimensions

Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 100.0 ft.

Also called

Martic Forge Crossing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.90795, -76.32836   (decimal degrees)
39°54'29" N, 76°19'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/386457/4418385 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Conestoga

Inventory number

BH 49072 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 8, 2018: Updated by Luke: Bridge arsoned 4/17/18
• November 1, 2013: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added additional name
• October 24, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected stream name
• August 20, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• July 8, 2011: Added by Daniel Hopkins

Sources 

• Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
• Luke
• Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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