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Penn Street Bridge (Old)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Schuykill River on Penn Street
- Location
- Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1885; replaced 1913
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 1,128.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.33544, -75.93747 (decimal degrees)
40°20'08" N, 75°56'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/420370/4465410 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Reading
- Inventory number
- BH 74980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 14, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- April 20, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build/loss dates
- January 21, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- December 30, 2016: Added by Dana and Kay Klein
Related Bridges
- Penn Street Bridge (Successor)
Sources
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Luke
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Got some information on this bridge.This bridge was replaced in 1912 due to advanced deterioration.