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Market Street Bridge (Harrisburg)
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The Market Street Bridge is a stone arch bridge
that spans the Susquehanna River
between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
. The current structure is the third bridge built at its current location and is the second oldest remaining bridge in Harrisburg.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 22, 1988 and was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1997.
which burned in 1897.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
that spans the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Wormleysburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.Wormleysburg is served by West Shore School District...
. The current structure is the third bridge built at its current location and is the second oldest remaining bridge in Harrisburg.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 22, 1988 and was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1997.
History
The Camelback Bridge was the first bridge built to cross the Susquehanna River. The bridge was built by Jacob Nailor, starting in 1814, and was opened as a toll bridge in 1820. The Camelback remained the only bridge until the Walnut Street Bridge was built in 1890. In 1902, the Camelback Bridge was destroyed by a flood and in 1905 a two-lane replacement bridge was erected at the same location. The current structure is the result of the widening of the replacement bridge in 1926. Columns at the Harrisburg entrance to the bridge were salvaged from the old State CapitolPennsylvania State Capitol
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg. It was designed in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with Renaissance themes throughout...
which burned in 1897.
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Susquehanna River
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
External links
- Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Market Street (State Route 3012), Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA: 8 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page, and 2 color transparencies at Historic American Building Survey