Mulberry Street Bridge
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Mulberry Street Bridge | |
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 Postcard of the Mulberry Street Bridge as seen from Allison Hill in 1913 | |
| 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 |
| Location | |
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The Mulberry Street Bridge is an American concrete arch bridge that spans Cameron Street and Paxton Creek in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
History and architectural features
[edit]This bridge is the second to be 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 that was built in 1909 was a marvel at the time, and is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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