Susquehanna River Bridge

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

This article is about the Pennsylvania Turnpike 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. For the bridge carrying I-95 in Maryland, see Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge.
Susquehanna River Bridge
Coordinates40°12′15″N 76°48′18″W
Carries6 lanes of I-76 / Penna Turnpike
CrossesSusquehanna River
LocaleHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Maintained byPennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Characteristics
Design1950 bridge: steel plate girder bridge; 2007 bridge: concrete segmental bridge
Total length4,526 feet
History
Openedold bridge: 1950; new bridge: 2007
Statistics
TollFares dictated by Pennsylvania Turnpike
(E-ZPass)

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 May 17, 2007, and the eastbound span was opened on June 17, 2007. The new roadway and bridges opened to normal traffic flow in the summer of 2008. The old span was demolished on August 22, 2007.[4]

See also

References
  1. Pennsylvania Highways (October 6, 2006). "History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike". pahighways.com. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  2. Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society (November 29, 2006). "Bridges on the Susquehanna River". harrisburgriverboat.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2006.
  3. "Susquehanna River Bridge Project - Project Overview". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  4. Chris A. Courogen (August 22, 2007). "Turnpike flow resumes after demolition". The Patriot-News. Retrieved September 22, 2016.


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