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John Bartram Trail/RBMN Overpass (West Hamburg)
Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bridge over Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad on John Bartram Trail/Schuylkill River Trail
- Location
- West Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- Railroads
- - Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
- Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (RBMN)
- Design
- Warren through truss
- Also called
- Schuylkill River Trail/RBMN Overpass (West Hamburg)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.57061, -76.00203 (decimal degrees)
40°34'14" N, 76°00'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/415182/4491575 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Auburn
- Inventory number
- BH 63015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 13, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- December 10, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
- September 16, 2014: Added by Luke
Sources
- Luke
- Traillink - Image
- Geoff Hubbs
Comments
John Bartram Trail/RBMN Overpass (West Hamburg)
This bridge was definitely never used by the Reading, it was on the PRR's Schuylkill Division as a crossing of the Reading's Philadelphia-Pottsville mainline.
John Bartram Trail/RBMN Overpass (West Hamburg)
Forgot to mention by doing this your car will not be towed.
John Bartram Trail/RBMN Overpass (West Hamburg)
As mentioned in the Reading Eagle on 8-26-16 this is a warning to anyone parking to see this bridge on the trail.Make sure to park away from the Kernsville Dam which is posted with no trespassing signs because of people swimming around the dam.
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The railroad categories are for both the roads on and below the bridge.