Sunbury Toll Bridge

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Sunbury Toll Bridge

Photo from Sunbury end looking west, ca. 1920

Photo uploaded by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in January 2012

BH Photo #281529

Built for and used by trolleys of the Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway, and a toll bridge for road traffic.

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Banbridge Street and Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway
Location: Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by new bridge 1927
History: Built 1905-1907 by York Bridge Co. for Sunbury Bridge Co., opened to road traffic Oct. 5, 1907; demolished 1927
Builders: - Sunbury Bridge Co.
- York Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Interurban
- Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway (S&SER)
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 169.0 ft.
Total length: 2,370.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Also called: Bainbridge Street Bridge (Older)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.85465, -76.80594 (decimal degrees)
40°51'17" N, 76°48'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/347781/4524191 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sunbury
Elevation: 450 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 52293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

July 23, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
December 30, 2020: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: added opening date
November 18, 2019: New photo from Ben Williams
December 27, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
September 21, 2015: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
April 12, 2014: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
March 9, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Sunbury & Selinsgrove Electric Railway", "Interurban", "Susquehanna River"
April 30, 2012: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Banbridge Street Bridge (Older)

Posted April 13, 2014, by Barry (bllauver [at] toad [dot] net)

Both this bridge and its successor were called the Bainbridge Street Bridge. Bainbridge with an "i".