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Market Street Bridge (1889)
Description
There have been Seven Bridges at this crossing. First was a Wooden covered bridge built 1849. Destroyed by flood 1865. The second bridge was a wire suspension bridge 1865-1885. The third bridge was the Berlin bridge built 1885 partially destroyed in 1889 by flood. Fourth bridge was built using parts of third bridge opened 1889 destroyed by flood 1891. the fifth bridge was built 1894 by Crofton Bridge and manufacturing Company. It was blown up and dismantled in 1949.bridge six was a 1956 steel deck built by George Vang Inc.. Blown up and dismantled in 2007. Seventh bridge is the current bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on Market Street
- Location
- South Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1889 reusing parts from predecessor bridge; Destroyed by flooding 1891
- Builder
- - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
- Design
- Lenticular through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.23716, -76.99743 (decimal degrees)
41°14'14" N, 76°59'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/332612/4567008 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Montoursville South
- Inventory number
- BH 71608 (Bridgehunter.com ID)