Market Street Bridge, Spanning East channel of Susquehanna River at Market Street (State Route 3012), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Significance: The river crossing where the bridge now stands had historically been the western gateway into Harrisburg. For over a century, spans here were operated by the Harrisburg Bridge Company, including the first bridge, the famous Camel Back covered bridge designed by Theodore Burr. Because the bridge was a toll crossing, the construction sequence was designed to interrupt traffic as little as possible and therefore maintain toll revenues...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N433
Survey number: HAER PA-455
Building/structure dates: 1926- 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000759