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SEPTA - 52nd Street Viaduct

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Fifty-second Street on Septa Railroad
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed
History
Built 1902; Removed 2017
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator)
- William H. Brown (Engineer)
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Design
387' 10" Parker through truss
1 105' Warren deck truss
47 deck plate girders, varying between 32' and 37' in length
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 387.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97801, -75.22632   (decimal degrees)
39°58'41" N, 75°13'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/480675/4425340 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Philadelphia
Inventory numbers
PA 67 3017 0030 0847 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 41707 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,419)
Built 1902 (497)
Built during 1900s (6,917)
Commuter Rail (432)
Deck girder (5,309)
Deck truss (1,630)
Girder (9,498)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (357)
Have street view (25,841)
Lost (22,860)
Lost 2017 (219)
Lost during 2010s (2,970)
Owned by railroad (11,541)
Parker through truss (1,254)
Parker truss (1,626)
 Pennsylvania (5,027)
Pennsylvania Railroad (720)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (203)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (183)
Pin-connected (3,771)
Plate girder (7,295)
Railroad (14,710)
Riveted (2,115)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (64)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,131)
Through truss (14,324)
Truss (31,615)
Warren deck truss (587)
Warren truss (6,338)
William H. Brown (18)

Update Log 

  • February 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 2, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
  • July 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added streetview

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