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Summary

Significance: With its sixteen plate-girder spans of various ages, is an excellent example of American railroads' practice of recycling main-line structures into branches and sidings.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N593

Survey number: HAER PA-519

Building/structure dates: 1891-1892 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1898 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work

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date_range

Date

1901
person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Leonard, H R
Phoenix Bridge Company
American Bridge Company, Pencoyd Plant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
place

Location

Phoenixville (Pa.) ,  40.13302, -75.52953
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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