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Connecting Railway Bridge

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in January 2011

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Northeast Corridor/SEPTA/NJT
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1867; Rebuilt 1912-15
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.0 ft.
Also called
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Division, Bridge No. 69
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97639, -75.19396   (decimal degrees)
39°58'35" N, 75°11'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483438/4425155 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Philadelphia
Inventory number
BH 47550 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (159)
Arch (9,420)
Built 1915 (967)
Built during 1910s (6,733)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Concrete girder (521)
Deck arch (8,703)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Northeast Corridor (11)
 Open (28,320)
Owned by railroad (4,053)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Pennsylvania Railroad (167)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (118)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (105)
Schuylkill River (65)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (19)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,301)
Stone arch (1,927)

Update Log 

  • February 28, 2011: New photos from Rose
  • January 7, 2011: Added by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Rose

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