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CR - Wisconnisco Creek Bridge

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

August 21st 1915 flood view on PRR

Old Postcard View

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BH Photo #411455

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wisconisco Creek on Conrail
Location
Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Removed 1979-1980
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Lykens Valley Railroad (LKVY)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
PRR - Wisconnisco Creek Bridge
LKVY - Wisconnisco Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56885, -76.69669   (decimal degrees)
40°34'08" N, 76°41'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/356376/4492280 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lykens
Inventory number
BH 79509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Conrail (1,714)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (148)
Deck girder (6,343)
Girder (11,234)
Lost (29,192)
Lost 1979 (103)
Lost during 1970s (971)
Lykens Valley Railroad (1)
 Lykens, Pennsylvania (5)
Owned by township (3,308)
Pennsylvania (6,208)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,056)
Plate girder (8,781)
Railroad (16,549)
Wiconsico, Pennsylvania (1)

Update Log 

  • November 20, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added category "Lykens Valley Railroad"

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