Conowingo Bridge
Several incarnations of the Conowingo Bridge crossed the Susquehanna River at the original location of Conowingo, Maryland, United States, about two miles upstream of the Conowingo Dam, which replaced it.
Conowingo Bridge | |
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Film still of the bridge in 1928, from archival footage of its demolition. | |
| Coordinates | 39°40′51″N 76°12′09″W |
| Carries | Two lanes of US 1 |
| Crosses | Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Conowingo, Maryland |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,334-foot (407 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1818 |
| Construction end | 1820 |
| Opened | 1820 |
| Closed | 1928 |
| Location | |
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