Susquehanna River Bridge

This article is about a bridge south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For the rail bridge in Maryland, see Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge. For a historic bridge in Maryland, see Port Deposit Bridge.
Susquehanna River Bridge
Coordinates 40°12′15″N 76°48′18″W / 40.20417°N 76.80500°W / 40.20417; -76.80500Coordinates: 40°12′15″N 76°48′18″W / 40.20417°N 76.80500°W / 40.20417; -76.80500
Carries 6 lanes of I-76 / Penna Turnpike
Crosses Susquehanna River
Locale Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Maintained by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Characteristics
Design 1950 bridge: steel plate girder bridge; 2007 bridge: concrete segmental bridge
Total length 4,526 feet
History
Opened old bridge: 1950; new bridge: 2007
Statistics
Toll Fares dictated by Pennsylvania Turnpike
(E-ZPass)

The Susquehanna River Bridge carries Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) across the Susquehanna River between Dauphin and York County near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

History

The original structure was built as a steel girder bridge with concrete piers. The steel was provided from a plant operated by Bethlehem Steel, directly adjacent to the turnpike in Steelton, Pennsylvania.[1] It was opened to traffic in 1950.[2]

On November 16, 2004, the Turnpike Commission let a contract for a bridge to replace the 1950 span.[3] Two new 3-lane segmental, concrete signature spans were constructed just upriver from the old 4 lane span. The new span was the first of its type built in Pennsylvania at a cost of nearly $100 million . The westbound span opened on 17 May 2007, and the eastbound span was opened on 17 June 2007. The new roadway and bridges opened to normal traffic flow in the summer of 2008. Destruction of the old span was planned to begin in July 2007.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Highways (October 6, 2006). "History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike". pahighways.com. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  2. ↑ Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society (November 29, 2006). "Bridges on the Susquehanna River". harrisburgriverboat.com. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Susquehanna River Bridge Project - Project Overview". Retrieved 2007-07-11.

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