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The Camelback Bridge was the first bridge built to cross the Susquehanna River. The
arch bridge
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that spans the Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
, and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Wormleysburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg–Carlisle ...
. The current structure is the third bridge built at its current location and is the second oldest remaining bridge in Harrisburg. ''Note:'' This includes The bridge carries BicyclePA Route J
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Routes
BicyclePA Route A
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across the river.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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on June 22, 1988 and was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record
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in 1997.
History
The Camelback Bridge was the first bridge built to cross the Susquehanna River. The Theodore Burr
Theodore Burr (August 16, 1771 – November 22, 1822) was an inventor from Torrington, Connecticut, who was credited with the Burr Arch Truss bridge design. He designed and built one of the first bridges across the Hudson River and several b ...
designed 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 Capitol
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which burned in 1897.
See also
*List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Bridges
See also
* List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
Notes
Refe ...
*List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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*List of crossings of the Susquehanna River
List of Susquehanna River crossings proceeding upstream from the river mouth at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, United States, generally northward through Pennsylvania toward the main branch headwaters in New York. The West Branch crossings are li ...
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
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References
External links
* {{NRHP bridges Bridges in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1928 Bridges over the Susquehanna River Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bridges in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Former toll bridges in Pennsylvania 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Stone arch bridges in the United States