Etters Bridge, also known as Green Lane Bridge, is a historic

Pratt truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, o ...

bridge in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County and

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. It was built in 1889, and measures and overall. The

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bridge was designed and constructed by Dean & Westbrook. The

Phoenix Bridge Company The Phoenix Iron Works (1855: Phoenix Iron Company; 1949: Phoenix Iron & Steel Company; 1955: Phoenix Steel Corporation), located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was a manufacturer of iron and related products during the 19th century and early 20th ...

fabricated the superstructure. The bridge crosses

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. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1986.

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{{NRHP bridges Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1889 Bridges in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Bridges in York County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania Wrought iron bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States