Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge ~ Harrisburg, Penna." Annotated Date: 6 August 1964. Caption On Reverse: "Completed in 1902 and recognized as the longest stone arch bridge in the world, it serves as a connecting link between Marysville and Rockville ~ on opposite shores of the Susquehanna River ~ for railroad traffic between New York and the West. It crosses U.S. Route 22 a few miles North of Harrisburg. Ektachrome by Les Smith." Note the A-A set of Baldwin-built "Sharks" pulling a mixed-cargo freight train across the Bridge to the Enola Yards. |
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8/6/1964 |
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Rockville, PA Map ![Show Rockville on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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![PRR "Rockville Bridge," 1964](/pictures\128880\Rock_34_03_A-Pb.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Bridge |
This picture is part of album: PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999 |