PRR - Whitford Flyover

Photos 

Trestle from Road

Joe Sharretts, March 2010

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BH Photo #191612

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge PRR P&T Branch over Amtrak

Location

Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Status

Abandoned with deck removed

History

Built 1904

Builders

- Smith Construction Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- William A. Pratt
- William H. Brown

Railroads

- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

Parker through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.01474, -75.63849   (decimal degrees)
40°00'53" N, 75°38'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/445509/4429588 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Downingtown

Inventory number

BH 47534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 29, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 31, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• July 30, 2016: New photos from Nathan Myers
• January 22, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
• August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• April 1, 2011: Updated by James Baughn: Corrected name
• January 9, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
• January 6, 2011: Added by Daniel Hopkins

Sources 

• Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
• Luke
• Nathan Myers - nathanmyers94 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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