Selinsgrove Bridge

Selinsgrove Bridge
East channel spans of Selinsgrove Bridge, looking north.
Coordinates	40°48′05″N76°50′44″W / 40.80139°N 76.84556°W / 40.80139; -76.84556 (Selinsgrove Bridge))
Carries	Railroad
Crosses	Susquehanna River
Locale	Selinsgrove Junction and Selinsgrove
Official name	Selinsgrove Bridge
Other name(s)	Selinsgrove Railroad Bridge
Maintained by	North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania)
Characteristics
Design	Pratt truss
Material	Wrought iron
No. of spans	16
History
Designer	William H. Brown
Constructed by	Pencoyd Bridge & Construction; Cofrode & Saylor
Opened	1888
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

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• List of crossings of the Susquehanna River
• Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

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.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-554, " Pennsylvania Railroad, Selinsgrove Bridge "
• Photos on Flickr