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Veterans Memorial Bridge (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 40°51′05″N 76°48′25″W / 40.85139°N 76.80694°W / 40.85139; -76.80694
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge from Sunbury
Coordinates40°51′05″N 76°48′25″W / 40.8514°N 76.8069°W / 40.8514; -76.8069
Carries4 lanes of PA 61 / PA 147
CrossesSusquehanna River
LocaleShamokin Dam, Pennsylvania and Sunbury, Pennsylvania
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The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a prestressed concrete continuous stringer/multi-beam highway bridge that carries Pennsylvania Routes 61 and 147 across the Susquehanna River near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It is 2908 feet (886.4 m) long, composed of nineteen spans of 149 feet (45.4 m) each with a 149-foot (45.4 m) approach span, and was opened in 1986 to replace the upstream Bainbridge Street Bridge. [1]

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40°51′05″N 76°48′25″W / 40.85139°N 76.80694°W / 40.85139; -76.80694

References

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  1. ^ "National Bridge Inventory - Management and Preservation - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Retrieved 2024-06-04.