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Philadelphia & Reading - Milton Bridge (1st)
Description
Not sure is this bridge was on the same alignment as the present RR bridge through Milton.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Philadelphia & Reading RR
- Location
- Milton, Union County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- No longer exists
- Railroad
- - Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road (1833-1896) (P&R)
- Design
- Four span pin connected Whipple through truss (additional spans probable)
- Also called
- P. & R. R. R. Bridge over Susquehanna, Milton, PA
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.01270, -76.86254 (decimal degrees)
41°00'46" N, 76°51'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/343383/4541837 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Milton
- Inventory number
- BH 71920 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 18, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added build & loss dates
- November 18, 2019: New photo from Ben Williams
- April 23, 2016: Added by ArtS
Sources
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
- Ben Williams
- Luke