SEPTA - 52nd Street Viaduct

Photos 

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BH Photo #417557

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Facts 

Overview

Lost 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 

Update Log 

• February 20, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added category "13-panel truss"
• 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

Sources 

• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs
• SEPTA Cynwyd new route - YouTube - by jacorbett in June 14 2017

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