Safe Harbor Dam
The Safe Harbor Dam is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower Susquehanna River. It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931.Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge.
Safe Harbor Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Safe Harbor Bridge also known as the Safe Harbor Trestle, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the Conestoga River at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania near the Susquehanna River for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the Susquehanna River. Safe Harbor Bridge is situated 1,700 feet east of Safe Harbor Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safe Harbor and Pequea.
Safe Harbor
Hamlet
Safe Harbor is an unincorporated community located within Conestoga Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the Susquehanna River from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township.
Pequea
Village
Pequea is an unincorporated community that is located in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the Susquehanna River, twelve miles south of Lancaster. Pequea is situated 3 miles southeast of Safe Harbor Dam.
Creswell
Hamlet
Creswell is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Creswell is situated 3½ miles northwest of Safe Harbor Dam.
Safe Harbor Dam
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: concrete gravity dam on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.92394° or 39° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.38997° or 76° 23′ 24″ westInception
December 1931Open location code
87F5WJF6+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 114804638OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q7398477
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Safe Harbor Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Safe Harbor Dam”
- Chinese: “安全港水壩”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Safe Harbor vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Safe Harbor-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Safe Harbor-demningen”
- Spanish: “Presa Safe Harbor”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Сейф-Харбор”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Indian Rock Island and Safe Harbor Arboretum.
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