John Harris Bridge
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The John Harris Bridge is a steel girder multilane highway bridge that carries Interstate 83 and the Capital Beltway across the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, connecting the East and West Shores of metropolitan Harrisburg. It is primarily used by commuters and local services, including the extensive local trucking industry, and also carries cross-river traffic to or from the counties of the lower Susquehanna valley.
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John Harris Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40.2481°N 76.8778°W / 40.2481; -76.8778 |
Carries | 7 lanes of I-83 |
Crosses | Susquehanna River |
Locale | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | South Bridge |
Maintained by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Width | 7 traffic lanes[1] |
History | |
Opened | January 22, 1960 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 117,000 daily (2003)[2] |
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