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The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge looking east from Wrightsville. Construction of the fourth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge, known as the Pennsylvania Railroad "Iron Bridge," started April 16, 1897, and was completed May 11, and was considered the fastest bridge-building job in the world at the time.
The Columbia Bridge Company constructed another wooden bridge on the same stone piers in the years just after the Civil War, restoring the railroad line. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased this replacement bridge in 1879, but it was destroyed by a severe windstorm in 1896. These bridges were each known as the "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge."
The Route 462 bridge, also known as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, will close to traffic for about three years during an anticipated five-year project to rehabilitate the structure ...
Also known informally and locally as the Route 30 bridge, it was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the 1960s to relocate US 30 and bypass the river towns of Wrightsville and Columbia. Construction began in March 1969; G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. was the general contractor used for the project.
Upon reaching the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River, PA 462 heads into the borough of Columbia and passes over Norfolk Southern's Port Road Branch railroad line and PA 441 before descending off the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge and heading northeast into industrial areas on Chestnut Street. The route crosses North 3rd Street, which ...
Pennsylvania Route 624 (PA 624) is a north–south state route located in southern central Pennsylvania.Its southern terminus is at PA 24 in Red Lion.The northern terminus is at PA 462 in Wrightsville near the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge that carries PA 462 across the Susquehanna River.
However, Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania forced the state militia to retreat across the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and burn it behind them on June 28, 1863. [2] While the destruction of the bridge saved the county from a Confederate invasion, it cut off access to the markets of York County, and it was not replaced until several years after the ...
An open house will be held tonight in Columbia, Lancaster County on the project. 7 things to know about the Veterans Memorial Bridge rehabilitation project Skip to main content