Rockville Bridge
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Rockville Bridge is a historic Pennsylvania railroad bridge renowned as one of the longest stone masonry arch bridges in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockville Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
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railroad bridge ⓘ stone masonry arch bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| builder | Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete (for later repairs and modifications)
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sandstone ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | masonry ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesAt | Susquehanna River north of Harrisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRailLine | Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | rail transport ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Bridges completed in 1902
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Bridges over the Susquehanna River ⓘ National Register of Historic Places in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania ⓘ Stone arch bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| hasDesign | stone arch ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructureType | stone arch ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1164 meters
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approximately 3820 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marysville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rockville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the longest stone masonry arch railroad bridges in the world ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | structure ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 48 ⓘ |
| opened | 1902 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | former Pennsylvania Railroad main line ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier iron bridge at same location ⓘ |
| riverBankConnection | connects east and west banks of the Susquehanna River ⓘ |
| significance | important freight rail crossing of the Susquehanna River ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trafficType | rail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Norfolk Southern Railway
NERFINISHED
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freight trains ⓘ |
| width | approximately 52 feet ⓘ |
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