Pennsylvania Railroad, Conestoga Creek Viaduct, Spanning Conestoga River, South of City Water Works, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA
Summary
Significance: It is unusual as a two-track bridge on a four-track line, and more so because of the projecting voussoirs on its south side, which would key in with a yet-unbuilt extension.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N612
Survey number: HAER PA-530
Building/structure dates: 1887-1888 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Brown, William H
Keller, John
Goll, George F
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Slaymaker, Samuel R
Belmont Iron Works
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Maytown (Lancaster County, Pa.), 40.03788, -76.30551
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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