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PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge (Selinsgrove, First)

Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Overview
Lost Long through truss bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on Sunbury & Lewistown RR, later Penna. RR
Location
Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1870-71 by Billmeyer, Nogel & Co. for Sunbury & Lewistown RR, which was absorbed by Pennsylvania RR. Destroyed by fire Feb. 1877.
Builder
- Billmeyer, Nogel & Co. of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Sunbury & Lewistown Railroad (S&L)
Design
Uncovered wooden truss bridge
Also called
Sunbury & Lewistown - Susquehanna River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.80162, -76.84879   (decimal degrees)
40°48'06" N, 76°50'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/344044/4518379 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sunbury
Inventory number
BH 47205 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Billmeyer, Nogel & Co. (1)
Long truss (28)
Lost (18,485)
Lost 1889 (10)
Lost during 1880s (45)
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (47)
Owned by railroad (9,700)
Pennsylvania (4,019)
Pennsylvania Railroad (515)
 Railroad (12,987)
Replaced by new bridge (12,227)
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (5)
Snyder County, Pennsylvania (32)
Sunbury & Lewistown Railroad (1)
Susquehanna River (70)
Through truss (12,834)
Truss (29,331)

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  • December 2, 2010: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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