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Berwick Bridge

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

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BH Photo #349135

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Market Street
Location
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907; replaced 1982
Builder
- M.H. Stebbins (Substructure)
Design
(6)14-panel, pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,823.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.05297, -76.23153   (decimal degrees)
41°03'11" N, 76°13'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/396508/4545367 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Berwick
Inventory number
BH 71080 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

14-panel truss (56)
Berwick, Pennsylvania (4)
Built 1907 (772)
Built during 1900s (7,935)
Columbia County, Pennsylvania (137)
Lattice Railing (667)
Lost (31,786)
Lost 1982 (123)
Lost during 1980s (1,640)
M.H. Stebbins (2)
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania (2)
 Owned by state (16,770)
Pennsylvania (6,758)
Pennsylvania truss (610)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Stone Abutments (277)
Stone piers (279)
Susquehanna River (180)
Through truss (19,024)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Truss (38,302)

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 14, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • August 13, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 2, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 31, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 15, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • November 23, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • February 20, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added

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Berwick Bridge
Posted August 14, 2022, by Jeff Wieland (jjwieland [at] gmail [dot] com)

Wasn't that the Berkwick covered bridge, a predecessor to this one?

Berwick Bridge
Posted December 2, 2021, by Geoff Hubbs (geoffrey [dot] hubbs [at] att [dot] net)

Here's a picture of those piers, but so far nothing on that bridge.

Berwick Bridge
Posted January 1, 2019, by Eric Kinkhorst (erick [dot] bud [at] gmail [dot] com)

There looks to be pilings from another bridge upriver to the right of this bridge. Anyone know anything about that?