Walnut Street Bridge - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Walnut Street Bridge is a truss bridge that spanned the Susquehanna River. It was built to bypass toll bridges in 1890, then converted to a pedestrian bridge in 1972. In 1996 the bridge lost 2 of its seven spans from flood waters and large pieces of ice. Today it still functions as a pedestrian bridge connecting those from downtown to the City Island for activities and recreation.

Street address: N Front Street &, Walnut Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States of America 17101 County / Borough / Parish: Dauphin Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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