Rockville Bridge - Susquehanna River, PA
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Ernmark
N 40° 19.940 W 076° 55.040
18T E 337128 N 4466407
Stone arch railroad bridge measuring 3,830 feet in length - and still in use!
Waymark Code: WM48TM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
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This stone masonry arch railroad viaduct was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad & consists of 48 arches, each spanning 70 feet. The original bridge at this site was a wooden single-track structure built in 1849. In 1877, it was replaced with an iron 2-track structure. Construction of the current stone structure began in 1900.
The Rockville Bridge is located about 5 miles N of Harrisburg, connecting Perry County (S of Marrysville) & Dauphin county (at Rockville). It is still in use today by Norfolk Southern & Amtrak.
The cost to build the entire Rockville bridge was $975,150 - but a repair made in 1997, after a spandrel wall failed on one of the piers, cost $1 million.
Note - coordinates listed are at a parking area NW of the W end of the bridge.
Bridge Type: Arch
Bridge Usage: Railroad
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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