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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schuykill River at Reading Railroad, Reading, Berks County, PA
Summary
Significance: The Peacock's Lock Viaduct, named after a nearby lock on the Schuylkill Division Canal, may be the only masonry arch bridge in the U.S. with pierced spandrels. The circular openings between arches lighten the structure in both weight and appearance.
Survey number: HAER PA-118
Building/structure dates: 1853-1856 Initial Construction
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Nicolls, Gustavus A
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad
Denison, Scoville, Candee & Company
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Barrett, William Edmund, photographer
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Reading (Pa.), 40.33565, -75.92687
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
