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1 suspension bridge was found for search criteria: JFI186604. The one bridge from the search results appears below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: JFI186604. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1865: Market Street
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA - Susquehanna River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 64 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1865 |
| Name: | Market Street |
| Location: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Susquehanna River |
| Principals: | Alfred P. Boller |
| References: | AAJ, JFI186604 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, June 1, 1889 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 5 x 61 meters (200 feet) |
Notes:
- JFI186604 (in which Boller mentions about the bridge's "peculiar system of trussing": "This general arrangement for suspension bridges was first practised by John Murphy, Esq., C.E., over the Gauley, in West Virginia, and also at Franklin, Pennsylvania.")
- Destroyed by flood June 1, 1889.
- Near 1878 Maynard Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Replaced by 1889 Market Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
