Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge | |
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 A southbound Acela Express crosses the bridge in 2008. The piers of the predecessor P.W. & B. Railroad Bridge are visible on the right. | |
| Coordinates | 39°33′17″N 76°05′06″W / 39.5548°N 76.0851°W |
| Carries | Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail line |
| Crosses | Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Havre de Grace and Perryville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Official name | Susquehanna River Movable Bridge |
| Maintained by | Amtrak |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Howe deck truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 4,153 feet (1,266 m)[1]: 119 |
| No. of spans | 18 (including center swing span)[1]: 119 |
| Clearance below | 52 feet (15.8 m) when closed; 127 feet (38.7 m) when open [2] |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | Standard |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Pennsylvania Steel Company and American Bridge Company |
| Opened | May 29, 1906[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Over 110 passenger and freight trains per day[4] |
| Location | |
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The Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge is a Howe deck truss structure, opened in 1906, that carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and Perryville, Maryland.[5]
- ^ a b Roberts, Charles S.; David W. Messer (2003). Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and Washington DC: 1827-2003. Baltimore, Maryland: Barnard, Roberts, and Co., Inc. ISBN 0-934118-28-0.
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In May 2011, Maryland was awarded a $22 million federal, high-speed rail grant to support initial design and engineering for the Susquehanna Bridge replacement. Priced at $500 million, the bridge is the most expensive to replace in Maryland.