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description

Summary

Significance: This elevated urban freight railroad is unusual for its great length and alignment directly over a city street.

Survey number: HAER PA-549

Building/structure dates: 1926-1928 Initial Construction

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date_range

Date

1969 - 1980
person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Shand, Alexander C
Philadelphia Department of Public Works
Bethlehem Steel Company
Sinclair & Grigg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
CSX Transportation
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
place

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,  39.95258, -75.16522
create

Source

Library of Congress
link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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