Understood sir, however while the Susquehanna can be considered a 'mighty' river, many caveats need to be used.
It is the longest river on the East coast.
It is the 16th-largest river in the United States.
It is the longest river in the United States without commercial boat traffic...
...because while being very wide at certain points, it is also very shallow.
To repair any damage caused by Confederate raiders, we aren't talking about this...
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we are talking about this...
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There are times in the summer you can walk across without getting your knees wet.
It would not be that big of a deal, construction wise, to restore traffic service with no adversarial forces around.
I've been around the river since 1970 and crossed over it in the Harrisburg area every day for 25 years. Done a lot of river recreation in these very areas. In the railroad bridge locations, it just isn't very deep, fast flowing, or treacherous - just wide
Cheers,
USS ALASKA