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Girard Avenue Bridge (1855)

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Girard Avenue Bridge (First)

Photo from old postcard

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Girard Avenue
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1855
Builders
- Adolphus Bonzano (Builder)
- Rudolph Hering (Design)
Design
Timber arched Howe deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97519, -75.19333   (decimal degrees)
39°58'31" N, 75°11'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483491/4425021 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92253 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,635)
Adolphus Bonzano (1)
Built 1855 (29)
Built during 1850s (413)
Deck truss (1,750)
Howe deck truss (55)
Howe truss (566)
Lost (25,049)
Lost 1872 (7)
 Lost during 1870s (61)
Owned by city (5,492)
Pennsylvania (5,334)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (219)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (202)
Replaced by new bridge (16,835)
Rudolph Hering (1)
Schuylkill River (82)
Truss (33,004)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2021: Updated by Luke: Fixed builders so (Builder)/(Designer) are in parenthesis
  • February 25, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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