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Brandywine Valley Viaduct Downingtown, PA

Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Brandywine Valley Viaduct -- November 13, 2010

Overview from hill above Bradford Avenue looking East towards Whitford

Photo taken by Raymond Klein in January 2011

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Description 

This is an extension of the Downingtown Pike Bridge which crosses the Donwingtown Pike/US - 322

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned bridge over Brandywine Creek on Former Pennsylvania Railroad
Location
Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1903-04
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Design
Concrete Viaduct
Pratt Deck Truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,451.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.99542, -75.69813   (decimal degrees)
39°59'44" N, 75°41'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/440403/4427482 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West Chester PA
Inventory number
BH 47492 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,371)
Chester County, Pennsylvania (113)
Deck truss (953)
Downingtown, Pennsylvania (2)
Have street view (9,889)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
 Pennsylvania Railroad (167)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (33)
Pratt deck truss (169)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Railroad (4,070)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,213)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2011: HAER photos posted by James Baughn
  • November 13, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added Pratt Deck Truss to Design
  • January 9, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
  • January 6, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added breif descritpion
  • January 2, 2011: Added by Raymond Klein

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • HAER PA-518 - Pennsylvania Railroad, Brandywine Valley Viaduct, Spanning Brandywine Creek & U.S. Route 322, Downingtown, Chester County, PA

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