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Constructed in 1929, this 48-span, 1.26-mile long bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an important feature for vehicles as well as pedestrians and bicyclists.
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the U.S. 30 bypass in 1971. The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was designated a National Lhstoric Civil Engineering Landmark on 16 October 1984. Today h continues to serve traffic on State Route 462. Description The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was the longest multiple-span concrete arch highway bridge in the world when it was completed in 1930.
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Consisting of 28 arches, each 185 feet long, the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge carrying automobile traffic across the Susquehanna River in southeast Pennsylvania is believed to be the longest concrete-arch bridge in the world. The bridge's location is also historically significant.
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Project Overview The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is currently performing preliminary engineering and environmental studies for a planned project to rehabilitate the existing National Register-Listed SR Route 462 Veterans Memorial Bridge (also known as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge).
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday a weight limit has been established on the Route 462 Veterans Memorial (Columbia-Wrightsville) Bridge over the Susquehanna.
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The proposed roundabout is one of the enhancements planned as part of the rehabilitation of the 94-year-old Route 462/Veterans Memorial Bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville. The estimated $103.
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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge, was constructed between 1929 and 1930; it is the fifth structure built at this crossing . Designed by James B. Long of Norristown, the 6,657-foot-long bridge contains 28 identical, open spandrel arch spans over the
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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and the Lancaster Courthouse Dome were the featured images for December of that year and painted by J. Richard Shoemaker. Artist's Notes. Viewed from the park along the river, the Deco design of the old bridge contrasts nicely with the simple, yet practical Route 30 bridge..
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Since then, an impressive bridge had been built over the river. Completed in 1834, the 5,620-foot-long Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge was the world's longest covered bridge. It featured 27 wooden spans, each 200 feet long, 40 feet wide, and stout enough to bear loaded train cars. It rose on stone pylons 15 feet above the high water mark.
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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Pennsylvania Route 462. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened on September 30, 1930..
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They kept Wrightsville from going up in smoke, but the bridge, financed by the First National Bank of Columbia, was destroyed. Gordon's brigade was recalled to York the next day. The Pennsylvania militia had saved Lancaster.
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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, constructed 1834, was the longest wooden covered bridge of its time. Image from "Remains of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and Pennsylvania Canal, Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," an application to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, Submitted July 2014 on behalf of Columbia Historic Preservation.
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1988 Main Span Length 185.0 Feet (56.4 Meters) Structure Length 6,657.0 Feet (2029.1 Meters) Roadway Width 38 Feet (11.58 Meters) Spans 28 Main Span (s) and 20 Approach Span (s) Inventory Number 36046200100000 View Information About HSR Ratings Bridge Documentation
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Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Highway (State Route 462), Columbia, Lancaster County, PA Historic American Engineering Record, creator Wiley-Maxon Construction Company Gladelter, Samuel F Greist, W W Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge Commission Blaw-Knox Company Federal Steel Foundry Company
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Bridge Information. This was the second bridge to cross the Susquehanna between Columbia and Wrightsville. The two-year construction project began in 1832 and was financed by the Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. It was built by James Moore and John Evans for $157,300. It opened to traffic on July 8, 1834.
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Known locally as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, the bridge spans the Susquehanna River, connecting the historic communities of Columbia in Lancaster County, and Wrightsville in York County. The 1.26-mile-long bridge, itself a historic structure, was built in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.