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Lewisburg PRR Railroad Bridge

Looking northeast from west end

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in December 2010

Overview: Through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on former West Shore RR, ex-Conrail, exx-PRR
Location: Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Planned for bike trail, but never adapted. Not actively preserved. Owned by Lewisburg Area Recreational Authority, which acquired it ca. 2009 along with former RR line west to Mifflinburg for rail trail.
History: Abandoned by West Shore RR ca. 1990
Design: Warren through truss with all verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.96794, -76.87897 (decimal degrees)
40°58'05" N, 76°52'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/341895/4536898 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 460 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Lewisburg
Inventory number: BH 48819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

June 25, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Abandoned"
March 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed category "Rail-to-trail" as it is NOT adapted for trail usage.
March 30, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
March 30, 2012: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Clarified ownership
May 24, 2011: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV