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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, Foot of Sixth Street at Schuylkill River (formerly spanned Philadelphia & Reading main line at Reading Depot), Reading, Berks County, PA
Summary
See also HAER PA-121 for related documentation. Includes photographs.
Significance: The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad's pedestrian suspension bridge was typical of short spans produced by the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, a major designer and builder of suspension bridges in the U.S. Although the bridge was partially demolished in 1983, one tower was relocated to a county park, where it now stands as a state civil engineering landmark.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N585
Survey number: HAER PA-120
Building/structure dates: 1886-1887 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hildenbrand, William (Wilhelm)
John A. Roebling's Sons Com pany
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
American Society of Civil Engineers, Reading Branch
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Empire Wrecking Company
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
