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Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, South of U.S. Route 1, Morrisville, Bucks County, PA
Summary
Significance: The crossing is a critical link in the railroad route from Philadelphia to New York, and has hosted a series of bridges dating back to 1806. The current bridge is one of the Pennsylvania Railroad's largest stone arch structures, built during the campaign of major improvements at the turn of the 20th century.
Survey number: HAER PA-512
Building/structure dates: 1901-1903 Initial Construction
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Date
1901
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Brown, William H
Pratt, William A
Cullen, James F
Charles A. Sims & Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Location
Morrisville, 40.21150, -74.78794
Source
Library of Congress
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
