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Pennsylvania Route 581 connects I-81 and I-83 on a freeway through the western suburbs of Harrisburg. I-81, I-83, and PA 581 form the Capital Beltway that circles Harrisburg. [107] [108] Harrisburg is the location of over a dozen large bridges, many up to a mile long, that cross the Susquehanna River.
The State Library of Pennsylvania is located at Commonwealth Ave. & Walnut St. (Forum Building) in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It has been at this location since 1931. [22] The library is open to the public year-round.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex is a large complex of state government buildings in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Set on more than 50 acres (20 ha) of downtown Harrisburg, it includes the Pennsylvania State Capitol and a landscaped park environment with monuments, memorials, and other government buildings. It is bounded on the north by ...
On February 14, 1964, the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) was founded as the first community college in Pennsylvania in the former Harrisburg Academy. In March 1965, the City of Harrisburg sold the college 157 acres (0.64 km 2 ) in Wildwood Park for a permanent campus.
Buildings and structures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (11 C, 35 P) C. Culture of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (6 C, 10 P) E. Economy of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2 C, 1 P)
Newspaper The Pennsylvania Intelligencer founded; Population: 2,990. [4] 1822 Original Harrisburg State Capitol building completed (started 1818; burned Feb 1897) 1831 Cumberland Valley Railroad completed. 1833 Harrisburg Nail Works opens across the river; 1834 Pennsylvania Canal opens at Harrisburg; Dauphin Deposit Bank established.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, Bounded by 3rd and 7th, North and Walnut Streets Harrisburg Main article: Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The boundary of Harrisburg's Downtown is considered Forster Street to the north, I-83 to the south, the railroad tracks to the east, and the Susquehanna River to the west.
Harrisburg's downtown Center City comprises the original 80-acre (320,000 m 2) borough laid out in a grid pattern by John Harris in 1785. East–west streets are named and north–south streets are numbered.