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Basin Bridge Rd Bridge

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Phila Navy Yard Bridge01

Basin Bridge road bridge from Langley Avenue

Photo taken by D. Thomsen

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Description 

This old lift bridge is located in the former Philadelphia Navy Yard, between the Schuylkill River and the basin still used to moor mothballed naval vessels.

Renovated 2005 by the Bedwell Co. See http://www.bedwell.net/liftbridge.html

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Ship basin near Schuylkill River on Basin Bridge Rd
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Bedwell Co.
Also called
K547
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.89312, -75.19098   (decimal degrees)
39°53'35" N, 75°11'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483672/4415911 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Philadelphia
Inventory number
BH 45744 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bedwell Co. (1)
Movable (1,355)
Open (28,293)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (118)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (105)
 Through truss (9,200)
Truss (23,558)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren through truss (924)
Warren truss (3,955)

Update Log 

  • July 29, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Renovated 2005 by the Bedwell Co.

Sources 

  • D. Thomsen - dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net

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