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Shocks Mills Bridge

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and York County, Pennsylvania
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Description 

Several central spans of this bridge were destroyed in flooding in June 1972 and replaced with nine new piers and steel deck girder spans.

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Overview
Brick arch bridge over Susquehanna River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Central nine spans are deck girders atop new piers, replacing numerous arch spans destroyed in Tropical Srorm Agnes flooding in June 1972.
Dimensions
Total length: 2,209.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.06121, -76.63749   (decimal degrees)
40°03'40" N, 76°38'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/360346/4435835 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
York Haven
Inventory number
BH 43909 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,438)
Brick arch (35)
Built 1905 (554)
Built during 1900s (4,268)
Deck arch (8,723)
Deck girder (1,831)
Girder (3,287)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (121)
Norfolk Southern Railway (459)
 Open (28,453)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Pennsylvania (3,045)
Plate girder (2,285)
Railroad (4,223)
Susquehanna River (33)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,223)
York County, Pennsylvania (110)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2013: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • August 16, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • May 25, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added second county
  • July 7, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
  • June 14, 2011: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated design and history

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Shocks Mills Bridge
Posted July 7, 2011, by Sean McDonnell (onesmooth68 [at] comcast [dot] net)

Photo taken from the west end looking east

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