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Havre de Grace Swing Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: July 1, 2016 and August 31, 2019

Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Railroad (Amtrak Northeast Corridor) Over Susquehanna River

Location
Havre de Grace and Perryville: Harford County, Maryland and Cecil County, Maryland: United States

Structure Type
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through T-Beam, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1906 By Builder/Contractor: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Engineer/Design: H. R. Leonard

Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable

Main Span Length
280.0 Feet (85.3 Meters)

Structure Length
4,154.0 Feet (1266.1 Meters)

Roadway Width
Not Available

Spans
1 Main Span(s) and 17 Approach Span(s)

Inventory Number
Not Applicable

Historic Significance Rating (HSR)
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Bridge Documentation

This bridge does not operate for boats very often. Here is one YouTube video and another YouTube video showing the bridge in operation.

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This is an impressive railroad truss bridge consisting of a swing span with an extremely long deck truss approach system leading up to the swing span at each end.

Above: Historical photo showing newly completed bridge to the left.

This bridge is tagged with the following special condition(s): Unorganized Photos

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