Historic Bridges
of the United States
Schuylkill River I-78 Bridge
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Schuylkill River on I-78 in Hamburg
Location
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 1,801.9 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.55833, -75.99167
(decimal degrees)
40°33'30" N, 75°59'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 06 0078 0294 1171
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30421
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2000)
1,650
Categories
Arch
(7,574)
Berks County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Built 1955
(176)
Built during 1950s
(1,406)
Deck arch
(6,664)
I-78
(5)
NR-eligible
(2,573)
Open
(21,689)
Open-spandrel arch
(206)
Owned by state
(6,576)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Schuylkill River
(26)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,001)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(704)
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