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Penn Street Bridge (Old)

Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Reading circa 1908

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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
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)
Inventory number
BH 74980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,090)
Berks County, Pennsylvania (132)
Built 1885 (142)
Built during 1880s (1,603)
Lost (18,332)
Lost 1913 (71)
Lost during 1910s (320)
Owned by city (4,435)
 Pennsylvania (3,995)
Pratt through truss (4,533)
Pratt truss (7,895)
Reading, Pennsylvania (17)
Replaced by new bridge (12,115)
Through truss (12,781)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,631)
Truss (29,248)

Update Log 

  • 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

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Penn Street Bridge (Older)
Posted April 20, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Got some information on this bridge.This bridge was replaced in 1912 due to advanced deterioration.