The Susquehanna River Bridge carries
Interstate 76
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* Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey), running through Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
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) across the
Susquehanna River between
Dauphin and
York County near
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For most of the 20th century, it was one of the world's largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its succe ...
, directly adjacent to the turnpike in
Steelton, Pennsylvania. It was opened to traffic in 1950.
On November 16, 2004, the Turnpike Commission let a contract for a bridge to replace the 1950 span. 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 millio
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.
See also
*
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 l ...
References
External links
Susquehanna River Bridge project web site
Bridges in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Toll bridges in Pennsylvania
Bridges over the Susquehanna River
Bridges completed in 1950
Bridges completed in 2000
Road bridges in Pennsylvania
Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Concrete bridges in the United States
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