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The address is 101 Safe Harbor Rd, Conestoga, PA 17516.įrom there, the trail goes up the side of the hill and includes two flights of steps.

There is plenty of parking at the Safe Harbor park that you drove through as you approached the trestle. The trailhead for the trestle can be found near the guard house as you approach the bridge that crosses the Conestoga River and enters the Safe Harbor dam parking area. I have listed them below from shortest to longest.

Safe harbor dam how to#

I have received many questions asking how to access the Safe Harbor Bridge Trestle.

Restoration was completed in June 2022.

Second longest trestle bridge in Pennsylvania.

Third highest trestle bridge in the U.S.

Here are some fun facts about the bridge and project: Manor Township acquired the bridge in 2012. The last train to cross it was on December 19, 1989. For almost a century, the bridge served as a critical component for economic development in the region. It was built in 1905 for the Atglen and Susquehanna Branch (also known as the “Low Grade Branch”‘) of the Pennsylvania Railroad and constructed to hold two fully loaded trains, including an upper and lower deck. Click here if you are interested in a guided tour of the petroglyphs.

The newly opened (June 2022) Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge is worth every penny of the $9 million, offering stunning views of the Susquehanna, Safe Harbor dam, Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad, York County, and the petroglyph covered rocks of Big Indian Rock and Little Indian Rock.