Brick Arch Culvert over Master Street, Spanning dirt slope of Master Street at Thirty-third Street (U.S. Route 13), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Significance: This single-span skew arch culvert features brick ribs, semi-counsel squared stone masonry spandrel walls, and ashlar voussoirs. It was built to provide access to important water mains and is skewed due to a bend in Philadelphia's 33rd Street, which runs above it. The culvert is an integral part of a large retaining wall and abutment complex that comprises two bridges along 33rd Street. The bridges were erected to offer convenient access between North and West Philadelphia, and to provide a decorative gateway to the eastern edge of Fairmount Park...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N441
Survey number: HAER PA-463
Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000847