Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaw...
Significance: The bridge, an early, large-scale reinforced concrete structure, is a significant example of its type because of several unusual details. Its closed-spandrel arches are rife with expansion joints ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Su...
Significance: The structure is significant as a late example of a reinforced concrete arch design by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, and perhaps the longest such structure on the former P&R system. Its des... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Su...
Significance: The structure is significant as a late example of a reinforced concrete arch design by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, and perhaps the longest such structure on the former P&R system. Its des... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Chester & Delaware River Railroad, Chester Creek Bridge, Spanning Ches...
Significance: Because Pennsylvania has few low-lying areas, the bridge is one of a limited number of moveable railroad structures in this state. This bridge is remarkably low, about a foot above water at high t... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, Foot of...
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... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Walnut Street Bridge, Spanning Readin...
Survey number: HAER PA-119 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, Foot of...
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... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Connecting Railway, Reading Railroad Overpass, Amtrak Northeast Corrid...
Significance: This overpass, one of the early grad-separation structures on Philadelphia's Connecting Railway retains its original brick arches, which are rarely found on U.S. railroads. The bridge is located i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaw...
Significance: The bridge, an early, large-scale reinforced concrete structure, is a significant example of its type because of several unusual details. Its closed-spandrel arches are rife with expansion joints ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot Bridge, North Sixth Str...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N640 Survey number: HAER PA-117
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Connecting Railway, Reading Railroad Overpass, Amtrak Northeast Corrid...
Significance: This overpass, one of the early grad-separation structures on Philadelphia's Connecting Railway retains its original brick arches, which are rarely found on U.S. railroads. The bridge is located i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Flat Rock Tunnel, Beneath Flat Rock H...
Significance: It is one of the earliest railroad tunnels built in America. The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad made significant contributions to America's transportation history and the history of the anthracit... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaw...
Significance: The bridge, an early, large-scale reinforced concrete structure, is a significant example of its type because of several unusual details. Its closed-spandrel arches are rife with expansion joints ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...
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 arche... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot Bridge, North Sixth Str...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N640 Survey number: HAER PA-117
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaw...
Significance: The bridge, an early, large-scale reinforced concrete structure, is a significant example of its type because of several unusual details. Its closed-spandrel arches are rife with expansion joints ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...
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) i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...
Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More
Chester & Delaware River Railroad, Chester Creek Bridge, Spanning Ches...
Significance: Because Pennsylvania has few low-lying areas, the bridge is one of a limited number of moveable railroad structures in this state. This bridge is remarkably low, about a foot above water at high t... More
Chester & Delaware River Railroad, Chester Creek Bridge, Spanning Ches...
Significance: Because Pennsylvania has few low-lying areas, the bridge is one of a limited number of moveable railroad structures in this state. This bridge is remarkably low, about a foot above water at high t... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Flat Rock Tunnel, Beneath Flat Rock H...
Significance: It is one of the earliest railroad tunnels built in America. The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad made significant contributions to America's transportation history and the history of the anthracit... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, Foot of...
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... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Su...
Significance: The structure is significant as a late example of a reinforced concrete arch design by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, and perhaps the longest such structure on the former P&R system. Its des... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Susquehanna River Bridge, Spanning Su...
Significance: The structure is significant as a late example of a reinforced concrete arch design by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, and perhaps the longest such structure on the former P&R system. Its des... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Mana...
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinfo... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot Bridge, North Sixth Str...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N640 Survey number: HAER PA-117
Connecting Railway, Reading Railroad Overpass, Amtrak Northeast Corrid...
Significance: This overpass, one of the early grad-separation structures on Philadelphia's Connecting Railway retains its original brick arches, which are rarely found on U.S. railroads. The bridge is located i... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaw...
Significance: The bridge, an early, large-scale reinforced concrete structure, is a significant example of its type because of several unusual details. Its closed-spandrel arches are rife with expansion joints ... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Cree...
Significance: This structure is significant as a well-preserved example among dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century, and one of few with a curv... More