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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure
railroad bridge
stone masonry arch bridge
architecturalStyle stone arch bridge
builder Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial concrete (for later repairs and modifications)
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
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
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
freight trains
width approximately 52 feet

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Susquehanna River crossedBy Rockville Bridge