The 10th Street Bridge, Sunbury Pa

 

"John Long's coal barge is moored on the Shamokin Creek, Sunbury.  In the background is the South Tenth street bridge that leads to the former Sunbury landfill.  The wooden floor bridge still stands."

The Daily Item, 1984

40 years later, in 2024, the bridge technically still stands.  Mostly.

The Tulpehocken Oath once crossed the creek here, in the vicinity of this bridge, connecting Sunbury with Womelsdorf, a short distance west of Reading.   

The Bridge was constructed in 1916

In 1962, the floor of the bridge was badly deteriorated.  The Daily Item reported that "some wooden planks were attached to the floor recently so that the wheels of vehicles would not drop through the holes."

A new floor was installed in the spring of 1962.  2x6 native oak lumber, positioned end to end across steel beams.

The bridge was mainly used by trucks and cars delivering trash to the Sunbury citty owned waste disposal area on the south side of the creek at the foot of Kershners Hill.

A new floor had been installed back in 1924 as well.  At the time, it was planned for creosote planks to be used.

1980 Bridge Inspection Report

It does appear that planks are once again ready to repair the floor of the bridge, although it seems unlikely that it would ever be re-opened to vehicular traffic.

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More Bridges Across Shamokin Creek in Sunbury

Lenker Avenue, showing, in the distance, the covered bridge that crossed Shamokin Creek, just north of the south 10th street bridge

Another bridge across Shamokin Creek, with a rail line behind it...

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