Safe Harbor Trestle
| Safe Harbor Trestle | |
| Port Road Branch | |
| Railway bridge | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Rail | vacant |
| Crosses | Conestoga Creek |
| Coordinates | 39°55′31.″N 76°23′03.″W / 39.92528°N 76.38417°WCoordinates: 39°55′31.″N 76°23′03.″W / 39.92528°N 76.38417°W |
| Height | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Design | Trestle |
| Material | wrought iron |
| Built | 1904 |
  Location of the Safe Harbor Trestle in Pennsylvania | |
 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
The Safe Harbor Trestle also known as the Safe Harbor Bridge, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line (A&S Railroad) Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the Conestoga River at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania near the Susquehanna River for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the Susquehanna River. It was built 1904 for the Atglen and Susquehanna Railroad.[1]
There are two more bridges at this site, the bottom bridge, Port Road Bridge, carries rail, and Safe Harbor Dam access road Bridge, (on the left) carries authorized vehicle service for the Safe Harbor Dam.[2] While the branch was closed the tracks were removed in 1990.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Conestoga River
- Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania
References
External links
- Bridge photos
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-531, "Pennsylvania Railroad, Safe Harbor Bridge"
- Trestle Construction
- Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge on Flickr - by Veender
- Atglen & Susquehanna Branch
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