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US 11 Bridges - West of Harrisburg

Started by Roadsguy, October 22, 2012, 02:14:01 PM

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Roadsguy

October 22, 2012, 02:14:01 PM  
http://goo.gl/maps/qfkRq

These bridges are odd. US 11/15 starts as a two-lane, center turning lane road, and then widens to four, and divides over these expressway-ish bridges, then narrows back down again. It's as if these were built for the apparently proposed West Shore Expressway.

Anyone know any more about this than I do?

Also, anyone know how to link to a point on Bing? I can't figure out how to do it.
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SteveG1988

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October 22, 2012, 03:42:01 PM  
It looks like the two spans are different ages, the paraphets on one side gives it away.
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PAHighways

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November 08, 2012, 07:05:57 PM  
The West Shore Expressway would have been further to the west, basically in a line from the US 11/US 15 split with the Harvey Taylor Bridge approach north to I-81.

Roadsguy

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November 09, 2012, 09:05:13 AM  
Oh, I see now. The bridges just looked too... disconnected-piece-of-expressway-y.
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sbeaver44

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May 14, 2013, 11:40:20 AM  
I have in my possession (until I return it to the Library today) the 1970 East Pennsboro Township plan which includes a map of the proposed expressway:


West Shore Expressway_Page_3 by WestPA31, on Flickr

Wow would this have been interesting if built.

cpzilliacus

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May 14, 2013, 02:00:45 PM  
Quote from: PAHighways on November 08, 2012, 07:05:57 PM
The West Shore Expressway would have been further to the west, basically in a line from the US 11/US 15 split with the Harvey Taylor Bridge approach north to I-81.

Long segments of U.S. 11/U.S. 15 between Duncannon and Shamokin Dam were once (in the 1960's, the first time I rode it) a three lane highway, with the middle lane alternating between northbound and southbound traffic.  That configuration led to a lot of head-on wrecks.
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cpzilliacus

#6
May 14, 2013, 02:06:06 PM  
Speaking of Shamokin Dam, does anyone here know where this (apparently) uncompleted section of limited access highway between Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam was supposed to go?

What was it planned to connect with?
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BrianP

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May 14, 2013, 02:24:21 PM  
It will connect to PA 147 north of there.
http://csvt.com/

Roadsguy

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May 15, 2013, 07:59:07 AM  
Quote from: sbeaver44 on May 14, 2013, 11:40:20 AM


Got the rest of that plan? Would it have connected straight to I-83?
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cpzilliacus

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May 15, 2013, 09:40:00 AM  
Quote from: BrianP on May 14, 2013, 02:24:21 PM
It will connect to PA 147 north of there.
http://csvt.com/

Thanks.

That incomplete interchange has been there a long time, and have always wondered if it would remain that way.
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Alps

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May 16, 2013, 11:42:23 PM  
Quote from: Roadsguy on May 15, 2013, 07:59:07 AM
Quote from: sbeaver44 on May 14, 2013, 11:40:20 AM


Got the rest of that plan? Would it have connected straight to I-83?
That's my guess too. Never noticed the wide median in I-81 before.

kylebnjmnross

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April 02, 2023, 01:52:54 PM  
Quote from: sbeaver44 on May 14, 2013, 11:40:20 AM
I have in my possession (until I return it to the Library today) the 1970 East Pennsboro Township plan which includes a map of the proposed expressway:


West Shore Expressway_Page_3 by WestPA31, on Flickr

Wow would this have been interesting if built.

I do wonder what the interchange with I-83 would've looked like. Would they have redesigned it somehow?
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