The Waterville Bridge is a

lenticular truss A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure. In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assembla ...

bridge designed and manufactured by the

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was a Berlin, Connecticut company that built iron bridges and buildings that were supported by iron. It is credited as the architect of numerous bridges and buildings now listed on the U.S. National Register of His ...

It was built in 1890. It was relocated from Waterville,

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area. About northwest ...

, to

Swatara State Park Swatara State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Bethel, Swatara and Union Townships, Lebanon and Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. of Swatara Creek lie within the park's boundaries, which are r ...

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Lebanon County ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Lebanon Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is the city of Lebanon. The county was formed from portions of Dauphin ...

, in 1985. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1988. File:Waterville Bridge, Swatara Gap, PA - Appalachian Trail crossing.jpg, The

Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tr ...

crossing over the bridge.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania 1890s architecture in the United States Pedestrian bridges in Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Relocated buildings and structures in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Former road bridges in the United States Lenticular truss bridges in the United States {{Pennsylvania-bridge-stub

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