Northumberland-Sunbury East Channel Bridge (1818)

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Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Branch Susquehanna River (East Channel) on PA-147
Location: Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Destroyed by severe weather
History: Built 1818 by Theodore Burr; destroyed by hurricane 1846
Builder: - Theodore Burr of Torrington, Connecticut
Design: Four-span Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Total length: 976.5 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.88042, -76.78671 (decimal degrees)
40°52'50" N, 76°47'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/349460/4527018 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 97956 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Northumberland-Sunbury East Channel Bridge (1846) (Successor)
Northumberland-Sunbury West Channel Bridge (1813) (Same project) - First generation of bridges across the Susquehanna at Northumberland