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Bainbridge Street Bridge (Old)

Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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https://youtu.be/mL7mc7-Urd8?t=24s

Bainbridge Street Bridge

Short clip of entering bridge eastbound and then crossing westbound

YouTube user BorisDigital

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Description 

Replaced earlier 1907 bridge. Bridge sported extension girders on north side to support tracks of Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Ry. 1928-1934; girders remained until demolition. Toll bridge 1928-1957. 1928 cost $414,000. Concrete piers added between stone piers of original 1907 span. Traffic estimated at 11,000 daily 1957, and 15-18,000 during Northumberland bridge reconstruction & detour in 1976. Tolls abolished 1957. Closed with opening of new bridge to south Nov. 24, 1986.

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More info at https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-trolley-b...

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Susquehanna River on Bainbridge Street (and Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Ry. 1928-1934)
Location
Sunbury, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1928, demolished 1986-87
Builders
- George W. Rockwell
- Sunbury Bridge Co.
Railroads
- Interurban
- Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway (S&SER)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.5 ft.
Total length: 2,366.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Also called
Sunbury Toll Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.85480, -76.80613   (decimal degrees)
40°51'17" N, 76°48'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/347765/4524208 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sunbury
Inventory number
BH 51039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1928 (1,228)
Built during 1920s (10,285)
George W. Rockwell (3)
Girder (11,240)
Interurban (1,015)
Lost (29,249)
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (96)
Pennsylvania (6,226)
Plate girder (8,785)
Railroad (16,555)
 Replaced by new bridge (19,867)
Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania (2)
Snyder County, Pennsylvania (51)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,683)
Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway (2)
Sunbury Bridge Co. (2)
Sunbury, Pennsylvania (7)
Susquehanna River (170)
Through girder (4,215)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2015: New video from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • March 9, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway", "Interurban", "Susquehanna River"
  • January 7, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: corrected date
  • January 23, 2012: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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