Norman Wood Bridge

The Norman Wood Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 372 across the Susquehanna River between York County, Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Norman Wood Bridge
Norman Wood Bridge in May 2023
Coordinates39°49′03″N 76°19′24″W
Carries PA 372
CrossesSusquehanna River
LocaleYork County, Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Location

History and architectural features

Construction of this bridge took two years. It opened for use on August 21, 1968.[1] Its namesake served more than 40 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]

On September 28, 2015, the bridge was closed abruptly because an inspector found a crack in one of the steel girders;[3] it reopened with one lane of traffic on October 16, 2015,[4] and all restrictions were removed on November 2, 2015.[5]

Engineers from Lehigh University were asked to determine the cause of crack, which was repaired by bolting two steel plates over the fourteen-foot-long vertical girder.

  • Norman Wood Bridge on the Susquehanna River
    Norman Wood Bridge on the Susquehanna River

References
  1. "Building Bridges". LancasterHistory.org. Lancaster County's Historical Society & President James Buchanan's Wheatland. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  2. McClure, Jim (27 July 2008). "Who was Norman Wood (of York/Lancaster bridge fame)?". York Daily Record. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. Walters, Mark; Boeckel, Teresa (September 28, 2015). "8-foot crack closes Susquehanna River bridge". York Daily Record. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. "PennDOT to Open One Lane on Rt. 372 Span Over Susquehanna River". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. "PennDOT Removes Weight Restriction on Norman Wood Bridge". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2016.

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