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Susquehanna River Bridge

Harford County, Maryland, and Cecil County, Maryland

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Susquehanna River Bridge

Baltimore Sun aerial view of bridge ca. 1925 looking east-northeast--note single deck

Photo taken by Baltimore Sun Newspaper

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BH Photo #407965

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Street View 

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss and swing bridge over Susquehanna River on Road
Location
Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, and Cecil County, Maryland
Status
Removed but not replaced at exact site
History
Original bridge replaced in stages 1873-1886; Converted to road use ca 1910 by private owners; Converted to a double-decker ca. 1923 by the state of Maryland; Replaced 1940; Removed 1943
Builder
- Sooysmith & Co. of New York (Substructure)
Railroads
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (PWB)
Design
Twelve Pratt through truss spans 250 feet each with a single 178-foot swing draw span on center pier
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 3,269.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Also called
PWB - Susquehanna River Bridge
PRR - Susquehanna River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.55361, -76.08728   (decimal degrees)
39°33'13" N, 76°05'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/406587/4378778 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Havre De Grace
Inventory number
BH 61509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,346)
Built 1873 (111)
Built during 1870s (1,261)
Cecil County, Maryland (46)
Double decker (66)
Former toll (41)
Harford County, Maryland (36)
Have street view (28,893)
Havre de Grace, Maryland (9)
Lost (28,429)
Lost 1943 (31)
Lost during 1940s (487)
Maryland (826)
Movable (3,114)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,026)
 Perryville, Maryland (7)
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (4)
Pratt through truss (6,053)
Pratt truss (10,291)
Rail-to-road (358)
Railroad (16,455)
Replaced by new bridge (19,334)
Sooysmith & Co. (7)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,259)
Susquehanna River (162)
Swing (1,561)
Through truss (16,748)
Toll (177)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • February 5, 2022: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • March 12, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 2, 2018: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • November 15, 2017: New photo from Dave King
  • October 28, 2017: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • July 18, 2015: Updated by Luke: Noted that the bridge was converted to road after the new railroad bridge was built
  • August 7, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Added/corrected details
  • June 25, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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