The Waterville Bridge is a

lenticular truss A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure. In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assembla ...

bridge designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. It was built in 1890. It was relocated from Waterville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, to Swatara State Park in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1985. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1988. File:Waterville Bridge, Swatara Gap, PA - Appalachian Trail crossing.jpg, The

Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tra ...

crossing over the bridge.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania 1890s architecture in the United States Pedestrian bridges in Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Relocated buildings and structures in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Former road bridges in the United States Lenticular truss bridges in the United States {{Pennsylvania-bridge-stub

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