Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge
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Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge over the West Branch Susquehanna River, from the west
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| Coordinates | 41°14′15″N 76°59′52″W / 41.23742°N 76.997674°WCoordinates: 41°14′15″N 76°59′52″W / 41.23742°N 76.997674°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  US 15pedestrian walkway |
| Crosses | West Branch Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
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| Opened | October 18, 2007 |
The Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge, formerly known as the Market Street Bridge, carries approximately 27,700 vehicles a day on U.S. Route 15 over the West Branch Susquehanna River between Williamsport and South Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the seventh bridge on the site and was built at a cost of over $60,000,000.
In October 2007 the new northbound bridge over the river and the new "direct connect" single-point urban interchange with Interstate 180 was completed and opened to traffic. The overall project, which included the reconstruction of Via Bella, was completed in summer 2008.
The Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge is the seventh bridge to span the West Branch Susquehanna River between Williamsport and South Williamsport at Market Street since the 1840s. It was built to replace the sixth Market Street Bridge, a steel deck structure which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation originally intended to rehabilitate and widen. When this proved to be unfeasible, plans for a new bridge were put into place.
The first permanent bridge between was constructed beginning in 1844 and completed on July 5, 1849 (prior to its completion ferry boat service was available). This first Market Street Bridge, a wooden covered bridge, cost $23,797 to construct. It was owned by a private corporation, operated it as a toll bridge, and stood until March 17, 1865 when it was destroyed by a flood that left 90 percent of Williamsport underwater.
The second Market Street Bridge opened on December 1, 1865 and was a wire suspension bridge built for $58,068. The bridge was dismantled in 1886. It was also owned by a private corporation. The bridge, redesigned by Alfred P. Boller in 1886, was apparently a unique looking structure that caused some embarrassment to the owners.
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