Clarks Ferry Bridge

Clarks Ferry Bridge
Clarks Ferry Bridge as seen from North Market Street
Coordinates40°23′59″N 77°00′33″W / 40.3997°N 77.0091°W / 40.3997; -77.0091
Carries
CrossesSusquehanna River
LocaleDauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Maintained byPennDOT
Characteristics
DesignPlate girder bridge
History
Opened1828 (first)
1837 (second)
1847 (third)
1852 (fourth)
1859 (fifth)
1925 (sixth)
1986 (current span)
Statistics
TollNone
Location

The Clarks Ferry Bridge is a plate girder bridge that carries U.S. Routes 22 and 322 across the Susquehanna River near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is a 4 lane expressway standard bridge. The bridge also provides safe passage for hikers, bikers, and pedestrians using the Appalachian Trail and BicyclePA Route J. It was completed in November 1986 replacing a 1925 concrete arch toll bridge. At this location, 7 different bridges have crossed the river.