Safe Harbor Bridge
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History and notable features
This bridge was built in 1905 for the Atglen and Susquehanna Branch (A&S), also known as the "Low Grade Branch", of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).[1]
There is one more bridge at this site, the Safe Harbor Dam access road bridge. The lower span was raised Script error: No such module "convert". in 1930, concurrent with the construction of the Safe Harbor Dam. In 1976 the PRR lines became part of Conrail, which abandoned the A&S branch in 1989. The tracks were removed from the upper bridge in 1990.[1] The upper portion has been repurposed to serve as part of the Enola Low Grade Trail.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Conestoga River
References
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External links
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- Bridges over the Conestoga River
- Bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Norfolk Southern Railway bridges
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridges
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Girder bridges in the United States
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Trestle bridges in the United States