Rockville Bridge - Susquehanna River, PA
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N 40° 19.900 W 076° 55.020
18T E 337154 N 4466333
Stone arch railroad bridge measuring 3,830 feet in length - in 1902, when it was built, it was the world's longesst.
Waymark Code: WM48YE
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2008
Views: 28
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.
Street address:
0.5 mi. S of Marysville over Susquehanna River
Rockville,
County / Borough / Parish: Perry / Dauphin Counties
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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