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Heritage Rail Trail - Glen Brook Court Overpass

York County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Bridge 634, Northern Central Railway, Shrewsbury Twp., PA, Near Glen Rock

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Purple pirouette

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #278546

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Glen Brook Court on Heritage Rail Trail
Location
York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians on trail side. The rail is now home to the Steam into History Excursions on the weekends from April to October.
History
Built 1871
Railroads
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Stone arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1995
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.77323, -76.72032   (decimal degrees)
39°46'24" N, 76°43'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/352665/4404003 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Glen Rock
Inventory numbers
NRHP 95000943 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 60172 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Arch (12,863)
Built 1871 (146)
Built during 1870s (1,500)
Deck arch (12,080)
Have street view (30,403)
NR-listed (3,027)
Open to pedestrians (4,692)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,635)
Pennsylvania (6,760)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,123)
Rail-and-trail (22)
Rail-to-trail (1,677)
Railroad (16,990)
Stone arch (3,366)
York County, Pennsylvania (229)

Update Log 

  • October 4, 2018: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • August 7, 2016: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • March 13, 2014: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added the Steam into History status
  • March 9, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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