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Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Trenton Cut-Off, an early low-grade freight line around Philadelphia.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N621

Survey number: HAER PA-538

Building/structure dates: 1890-1891 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1914-1915 Subsequent Work

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railroad bridges truss bridges swedesburg pennsylvania railroad pennsylvania railroad trenton bridge earnest schulykill schulykill river turnpike pennsylvania turnpike montgomery county consolidated rail corporation conrail eric n delony joseph e elliott historic american engineering record h r leonard norfolk southern railroad pennsylvania historical and museum commission phoenix bridge company justin m spivey photo trenton cut off ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress
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Date

1969 - 1980
person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Leonard, H R
Phoenix Bridge Company
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
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
place

Location

Swedesburg ,  40.22901, -75.38785
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Source

Library of Congress
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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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railroad bridges truss bridges swedesburg pennsylvania railroad pennsylvania railroad trenton bridge earnest schulykill schulykill river turnpike pennsylvania turnpike montgomery county consolidated rail corporation conrail eric n delony joseph e elliott historic american engineering record h r leonard norfolk southern railroad pennsylvania historical and museum commission phoenix bridge company justin m spivey photo trenton cut off ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress