John Harris Bridge | |
|---|---|
 John Harris Bridge in Harrisburg behind the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 40°14′53″N 76°52′40″W / 40.2481°N 76.8778°W |
| 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] |
| Location | |
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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, connecting Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Cumberland County (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.
- ^ Boeckel, Theresa. "Second Lane to Harrisburg to Soon Open at I-83/Route 581 Interchange, New Bridge to be Set". York Daily Record. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ I-83 Beltway Master Plan Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Accessed January 31, 2010.