Port Deposit Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of piers of Susquehanna River Bridge from western shore | |
| Coordinates | 39°36′50″N 76°08′06″W / 39.614°N 76.135°W |
| Crossed | Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Port Deposit, Maryland |
| Other name(s) | Susquehanna River Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 4,170 feet |
| Longest span | 200 ft |
| No. of spans | 18 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Susquehanna Bridge and Bank Company |
| Fabrication by | Theodore Burr |
| Opened | 1817 |
| Rebuilt | 1828 |
| Collapsed | 1857 |
| Replaced by | Conowingo Bridge |
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The Port Deposit Bridge (also known as the Susquehanna River Bridge or Rock Run Toll Bridge) was the earliest bridge crossing of the Susquehanna River below Columbia, Pennsylvania, providing the first reliable link between the northern and southern United States. The bridge was also the fifth and last of Theodore Burr's Susquehanna crossings. The wooden covered bridge was constructed just north of Port Deposit, Maryland, between 1817 and 1818 and lasted until 1857. It was built and operated by the Susquehanna Bridge and Bank Company.