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SEPTA - Crum Creek Viaduct

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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SEPTA 0 Crum Creek Viaduct

looking west

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License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #457044

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Crum Creek on Railroad (SEPTA)
Location
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement Winter 2015.
History
Built 1897, Replaced 2015
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 900.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.90317, -75.36142   (decimal degrees)
39°54'11" N, 75°21'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/469105/4417072 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lansdowne
Inventory number
BH 64739 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,635)
Built 1897 (266)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Commuter Rail (439)
Deck girder (5,783)
Delaware County, Pennsylvania (90)
Doomed (1,091)
Girder (10,307)
Lost (25,046)
 Owned by railroad (12,507)
Penn Central Railroad (1,376)
Pennsylvania (5,334)
Pennsylvania Railroad (904)
Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,614)
Replaced by new bridge (16,832)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (66)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 15, 2014: Added by Nathan Holth

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