Susquehanna Township near Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rockville Bridge

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

1. Rockville Bridge Marker

Inscription. The longest stone masonry arch railroad bridge in the world, visible to the south, was built between 1900 and 1902. Named for the surrounding small settlement, it has forty-eight arches and a length of 3,820 feet. It is the third bridge constructed here by the Pennsylvania Railroad. A wooden structure had been built 1847-49, followed by an iron bridge in 1877.

Erected 2010 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 40° 20.324′ N, 76° 54.451′ W. Marker is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Susquehanna Township. It is on River Road. Located near Fort Hunter's Heckton Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5258 River Rd, Harrisburg PA 17110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Heckton Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Rockville Bridge (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Native Americans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Hunter

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Simon Girty (1741–1818) (approx. ¼ mile away); United States Slavery (approx. ¼ mile away); Pennsylvania Slavery (approx. ¼ mile away); Slavery at Fort Hunter (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

2. Rockville Bridge Marker

Rockville Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

3. Rockville Bridge

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

4. Rockville Bridge

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

5. Rockville Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.