Mulberry Street Bridge
Mulberry Street Bridge | |
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![]() Postcard of the Mulberry Street Bridge as seen from Allison Hill in 1913 | |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 76°52′30″W / 40.2612°N 76.8750°W |
Carries | Motor vehicles and pedestrians |
Crosses | Cameron Street, Paxton Creek |
Locale | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 584 feet (178 m) |
Width | 30.4 feet (9.3 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1907-09 rehabilitated 1957 |
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The Mulberry Street Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans Cameron Street and Paxton Creek in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge is the second constructed at the current site to connect the Allison Hill neighborhood of East Harrisburg to Downtown. It replaced an iron and fire-prone, wood-decked structure erected in 1891, which was heralded as a unifier of a “Greater Harrisburg.”[1] The concrete replacement bridge constructed in 1909, was a marvel at the time, and is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ City of Harrisburg (2004). "Visitors Guide to Downtown Harrisburg". harrisburgpa.gov. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ Baughn, James (2006). "Mulberry Street Ramp Bridge". Historic Bridges of the United States. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
External links[]
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-497, "Mulberry Street Viaduct, Spanning Paxton Creek & Cameron Street (State Route 230) at Mulberry Street (State Route 3012), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA", 5 photos, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Categories:
- Arch bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1909
- Bridges in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania stubs