The Waterville Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. It was built in 1890.

Waterville Bridge
Waterville Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Waterville Bridge
Waterville Bridge is located in the United States
Waterville Bridge
LocationAppalachian Trail over Swatara Creek, Swatara Gap, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′49″N 76°31′55″W / 40.48028°N 76.53194°W / 40.48028; -76.53194
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
ArchitectBerlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural styleLenticular truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88002171[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1988

It was relocated from Waterville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, to Swatara State Park in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1985.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-462, "Waterville Bridge"
  3. ^ "Swatara State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011.