Suspension Bridges Crossing Susquehanna River
This is a list of all 5 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Susquehanna River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1865: Market Street
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 64 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1865 |
| Name: | Market Street |
| Location: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Coordinates: | 41.237556 N 76.997861 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Alfred P. Boller |
| References: | AAJ, JFI186604 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, June 1, 1889 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 5 x 61 meters (200 feet) |
Notes:
- JFI186604 (in which Boller mentions about the bridge's "peculiar system of trussing": "This general arrangement for suspension bridges was first practised by John Murphy, Esq., C.E., over the Gauley, in West Virginia, and also at Franklin, Pennsylvania.")
- Destroyed by flood June 1, 1889.
- Near 1878 Maynard Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Replaced by 1889 Market Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
1868: Afton
Afton, New York, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 66 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1868 |
| Name: | Afton |
| Location: | Afton, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Coordinates: | 42.227167 N 75.524222 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | G. W. & J. V. V. Fishler, James Crowell |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Deck width: | 16 feet |
1878: Maynard Street
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2140 (added 2006-10-31) |
| Year Completed: | 1878 |
| Name: | Maynard Street |
| Location: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Coordinates: | 41.229083 N 77.019083 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- Damaged by flood, June 1, 1889. Rebuilt, but unclear if rebuilt as a suspension bridge. May have been rebuilt as a truss bridge.
- Near 1865 Market Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
1889: Market Street
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2134 (added 2006-10-27) |
| Year Completed: | 1889 |
| Name: | Market Street |
| Location: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Coordinates: | 41.237333 N 76.997611 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 5 x 61 meters (200 feet) |
Notes:
(footbridge)
Holtwood, Pennsylvania, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 3331 (added 2019-12-07) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Holtwood, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
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