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M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge

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Crosses
  
Susquehanna River

Total length
  
1,286 m

Bridge type
  
Girder bridge

Carries
  
Motor vehicle, Pedestrian

Maintained by
  
PennDOT

Opened
  
1952

Body of water
  
Susquehanna River

M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge bridgehuntercomphotos3353335340Mjpg

Locale
  
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Location
  
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Similar
  
Susquehanna River, Market Street Bridge, Cumberland Valley Railroad, Walnut Street Bridge, Rockville Bridge

The M Harvey Taylor Bridge is a steel girder bridge that spans the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Named after State Senator M. (Maris) Harvey Taylor, a prominent state legislator from Harrisburg who lived between 1876 and 1982, the bridge connects Harrisburg's downtown and Riverfront Park with the West Shore. The bridge was built in 1952 and was reconstructed and widened from July 2001 through July 2004 to accommodate additional pedestrian walkways. The speed limit is 50 mph.

Map of Harvey Taylor Bridge, Harrisburg, PA, USA

References

M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge Wikipedia