Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1 - Philadelphia, PA
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Oscette
N 39° 56.437 W 075° 12.298
18S E 482488 N 4421186
A railroad swing bridge.
Waymark Code: WMV77F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2017
Views: 1
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Bridge No 1 is a swing steel through truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Kingsessing & Gray's Ferry neighborhoods.
Abandoned in 1976 the bridge is part of a long session of ferry and bridge crossings the linked Philadelphia to points south. It was built in 1901 for the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad by tne American Bridge Company.
As of 2016, the bridge's truss is slated to be removed and be replaced by a new swing bridge the will be part of the Schuylkill River Trail, a bike trail, with construction tentatively slated to begin in 2017.
Length of Span:
222.6 Feet
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
Date Built: Not listed
www: Not listed
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