Rating:
49097
{85}%
2 votes
Enola Low Grade Trail - Noble Road Overpass.
Photos
Photo taken by Sean McDonnell in winter 2009
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BH Photo #204112
Description
Bridge is an arch design that spans both Noble Rd. and the creek that runs along the road. Built for the PRR low grade line, also used by Penn Central and Conrail. Tracks removed in the late 1980's
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Noble Rd. on Formerly PRR low grade line now used for Enola Low Grade Trail
- Location
- Christiana, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to bicyclists, horseback, and pedestrians
- History
- Built in 1903 as part of the PRR low grade line
- Builders
- - Charles A. Sims & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Contractors)
- E.B. Temple (Assistant engineer)
- William H. Brown (Chief engineer)
- Railroads
- - Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Also called
- PRR - Noble Road Overpass.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.94555, -75.99225 (decimal degrees)
39°56'44" N, 75°59'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/415233/4422184 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Parkesburg
- Inventory number
- BH 49097 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 24, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Name change
- August 16, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
- July 14, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added rail trail status
- July 13, 2011: Added by Sean McDonnell
Sources
- Sean McDonnell
- Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
- Luke