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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday a weight limit has been established on the Route 462 Veterans Memorial (Columbia-Wrightsville) Bridge over the Susquehanna.

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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, officially the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Pennsylvania Route 462 and BicyclePA Route S. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened September 30, 1930.

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the U.S. 30 bypass in 1971. The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was designated a National Lhstoric Civil Engineering Landmark on 16 October 1984. Today h continues to serve traffic on State Route 462. Description The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was the longest multiple-span concrete arch highway bridge in the world when it was completed in 1930.

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Project Overview The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is currently performing preliminary engineering and environmental studies for a planned project to rehabilitate the existing National Register-Listed SR Route 462 Veterans Memorial Bridge (also known as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge).

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A bridge connecting York and Lancaster County at Columbia was seen as an essential infrastructure improvement, vital to expansion into central Pennsylvania. Without a bridge, residents would be forced to resort back to a seasonal ferry for transportation.

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They kept Wrightsville from going up in smoke, but the bridge, financed by the First National Bank of Columbia, was destroyed. Gordon's brigade was recalled to York the next day. The Pennsylvania militia had saved Lancaster.

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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, constructed 1834, was the longest wooden covered bridge of its time. Image from "Remains of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and Pennsylvania Canal, Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," an application to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, Submitted July 2014 on behalf of Columbia Historic Preservation.

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The proposed roundabout is one of the enhancements planned as part of the rehabilitation of the 94-year-old Route 462/Veterans Memorial Bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville. The estimated $103.

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Known locally as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, the bridge spans the Susquehanna River, connecting the historic communities of Columbia in Lancaster County, and Wrightsville in York County. The 1.26-mile-long bridge, itself a historic structure, was built in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Constructed in 1929, this 48-span, 1.26-mile long bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an important feature for vehicles as well as pedestrians and bicyclists.

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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and the Lancaster Courthouse Dome were the featured images for December of that year and painted by J. Richard Shoemaker. Artist's Notes. Viewed from the park along the river, the Deco design of the old bridge contrasts nicely with the simple, yet practical Route 30 bridge..

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The Civil War The Burning of Wrightsville Bridge 1863 Historian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating.

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Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Spanning Susquehanna River at Lincoln Highway (State Route 462), Columbia, Lancaster County, PA Historic American Engineering Record, creator Wiley-Maxon Construction Company Gladelter, Samuel F Greist, W W Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge Commission Blaw-Knox Company Federal Steel Foundry Company

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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Pennsylvania Route 462. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened on September 30, 1930..

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The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge, was constructed between 1929 and 1930; it is the fifth structure built at this crossing . Designed by James B. Long of Norristown, the 6,657-foot-long bridge contains 28 identical, open spandrel arch spans over the

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Since then, an impressive bridge had been built over the river. Completed in 1834, the 5,620-foot-long Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge was the world's longest covered bridge. It featured 27 wooden spans, each 200 feet long, 40 feet wide, and stout enough to bear loaded train cars. It rose on stone pylons 15 feet above the high water mark.