Bridgehunter.com | PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge (Selinsgrove, First)

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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)