Rating:
46480
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Penn Street Crossover
Photo
Zig-Zag Style
This narrow bridge was built as a replacement to an older wooden bridge that was in danger of collapsing.
Bing Maps, 2009
BH Photo #193218
Description
A strange zigzagging stair-case pedestrian bridge that crosses the Western Maryland & York Rails between the north and south parts of N. Penn Street.
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over Western Maryland Railroad for Pedistrians
- Location
- York, York County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built in the late 1980's to replace an older wooden crossing
- Railroads
- - Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)
- York Railway (YKR)
- Design
- A zigzagging stair case bridge with narrow walk-way across the railroad below.
- Dimensions
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Total length: 250.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
- Also called
- Western Maryland Railroad Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.96243, -76.73845 (decimal degrees)
39°57'45" N, 76°44'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/351521/4425034 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- York
- Inventory number
- BH 46480 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 16, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- February 3, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Updated description and added year built
- October 12, 2010: Added by Daniel Hopkins