Yes this bridge is being replaced with cable stayed bridge.
Yes this bridge is being replaced with cable stayed bridge.
I saw this article in the Reading Eagle printed on 3-19-16.A local company in Schuykill county pa. is manufacturing prestressed beams for this bridge.The article did not mention if the bridge is being rehabbed or a new bridge is being built.If anyone knows if a new bridge is being built it would be news to me.
The Google-mobile stops before and then resumes after crossing this bridge. So what do they not want you to see from this bridge? The shipping containers to the North? A row of buildings? Some entity is trying really hard not to get any photography of this area.
In the post 9-11 world where everyone is supposed to know everything ... no secrets ... what do they have to hide? Is there a conspiracy? Are they working against America?
One of a couple unusual police encounters I have had recently photographing bridges occurred here. Was approached by a port authority cop and photography of the bridge was not allowed. It is my understanding of USA law that with a couple exceptions (military bases, nuclear power plants) if you are on public property you can photo whatever you want. Of course, I had still managed to shoot hundreds of photos including 0.5 second interval still photos over the bridge with my GoPro.
And so another increasingly rare and impressive major cantilever is slated to be replaced with yet another mundane and rather run-of-the-mill cable-stayed bridge. Lovely.
*headdesk*
According to Wikipedia this bridge is doomed.
Thanks nathan.I do remember reading something about a cable stayed bridge.Do you know what they might do with the old bridge?