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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuylkill River, southeast of Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
See also HAER PA-39 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data.
Significance: The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad's second bridge at West Falls complements the adjacent Falls Bridge (1854) in both appearance and operation; together they form a wye to simplify train movements into downtown Philadelphia. This bridge incorporated an 80'-long stone arch span, the P&R's longest at the time of its construction and retains its original wrought-iron plate girders.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N631
Survey number: HAER PA-553
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Nichols, H K
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company
Nolan & Brothers Company
Philadelphia & Reading 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
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 40.01528, -75.13119
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
