Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge | |
Carries | Norfolk Southern |
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Crosses | Susquehanna River |
Locale | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Maintained by | Norfolk Southern |
Design | Concrete Arch bridge |
Opening date | 1924 |
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge carries Norfolk Southern rail lines across the Susquehanna River between Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was originally built by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad to connect its Harrisburg and Lurgan lines. The bridge has fifty-one concrete arches, three more than the Rockville Bridge.
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Bridges of the Susquehanna River | |||
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Upstream South Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (ruins) |
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge |
Downstream John Harris Bridge |