Selinsgrove Bridge

Selinsgrove Bridge
East channel spans of Selinsgrove Bridge, looking north.
Coordinates40°48′05″N 76°50′44″W / 40.80139°N 76.84556°W / 40.80139; -76.84556 (Selinsgrove Bridge))
CarriesRailroad
CrossesSusquehanna River
LocaleSelinsgrove Junction and Selinsgrove
Official nameSelinsgrove Bridge
Other name(s)Selinsgrove Railroad Bridge
Maintained byNorth Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania)
Characteristics
DesignPratt truss
MaterialWrought iron
No. of spans16
History
DesignerWilliam H. Brown
Constructed byPencoyd Bridge & Construction; Cofrode & Saylor
Opened1888
Location

The Selinsgrove Bridge is a railroad bridge that carries the North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania) Selinsgrove Branch across the Susquehanna River between Lower Augusta Township, Pennsylvania and Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The bridge once carried Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, and later Norfolk Southern lines across the river. The bridge crosses over Cherry and Fishers Islands. Many of its wrought iron Pratt through truss spans date to 1888, with significant alterations in 1901, 1925 and 1930.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Spivey, Justin M. (April 2000). "Pennsylvania Railroad, Selinsgrove Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2014.


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