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NS - Rockville Bridge Wye Overpass (North Leg)

Perry County, Pennsylvania

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Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2017

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BH Photo #414120

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Pony plate girder bridge over NSRR on Amtrak/NSRR
Location
Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Builders
- George Nauman (Assistant Engineer)
- H.S. Kerbaugh, Inc. (Contractors)
- William H. Brown (Chief Engineer)
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.0 ft.
Total length: 176.0 ft.
Deck width: 50.0 ft.
Skew angle
75 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.33183, -76.91954   (decimal degrees)
40°19'55" N, 76°55'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/336939/4466356 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harrisburg West
Inventory number
BH 79675 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,253)
Curved (461)
George Nauman (4)
Girder (10,299)
H.S. Kerbaugh, Inc. (6)
Marysville, Pennsylvania (13)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
 Pennsylvania (5,334)
Pennsylvania Railroad (904)
Perry County, Pennsylvania (74)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Riveted (2,183)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,453)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)
William H. Brown (18)

Update Log 

  • December 19, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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