Mulberry Street Bridge

The Mulberry Street Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans Cameron Street and Paxton Creek in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge is the second constructed at the current site to connect the Allison Hill neighborhood of East Harrisburg to Downtown. It replaced an iron and fire-prone, wood-decked structure erected in 1891, which was heralded as a unifier of a “Greater Harrisburg.”[1] The concrete replacement bridge constructed in 1909, was a marvel at the time, and is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Mulberry Street Bridge
Postcard of the Mulberry Street Bridge as seen from Allison Hill in 1913
Coordinates40°15′40″N 76°52′30″W
CarriesMotor vehicles and pedestrians
CrossesCameron Street, Paxton Creek
LocaleHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Total length178 m (584 ft)
Width9.27 m (30.4 ft)
History
Opened1907-09
rehabilitated 1957
Location

References

  1. City of Harrisburg (2004). "Visitors Guide to Downtown Harrisburg". harrisburgpa.gov/. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  2. Baughn, James (2006). "Mulberry Street Ramp Bridge". Historic Bridges of the United States. Retrieved 2006-12-23.


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