Veterans Memorial Bridge (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)

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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Pennsylvania Route 61 bridge over the Susquehanna River.JPG
Veterans Memorial Bridge from Sunbury
Coordinates 40°51′05″N76°48′25″W / 40.8514°N 76.8069°W / 40.8514; -76.8069
Carries4 lanes of PA-61.svgPA-147.svg PA 61  / PA 147
Crosses Susquehanna River
Locale Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania and Sunbury, Pennsylvania
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Veterans Memorial Bridge (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)

The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a prestressed concrete continuous stringer/multi-beam highway bridge that carries Pennsylvania Routes 61 and 147 across the Susquehanna River near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It is 2908 feet (886.4 m) long, composed of nineteen spans of 149 feet (45.4 m) each with a 149-foot (45.4 m) approach span, and was opened in 1986 to replace the upstream Bainbridge Street Bridge. [1]

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40°51′05″N76°48′25″W / 40.85139°N 76.80694°W / 40.85139; -76.80694

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References

  1. "National Bridge Inventory - Management and Preservation - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-04.