Manayunk Canal Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned Pratt Pony Truss Pedestrian Bridge over Manayunk Canal
- Location
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Abandoned, possibly demolished--see comments
- Design
- 7-panel, pin-connected Pratt pony truss pedestrian bridge with Phoenix columns.
- Also called
- McDowell Paper Mill Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.02573, -75.22494 (decimal degrees)
40°01'33" N, 75°13'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/480806/4430636 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Germantown
- Inventory number
- BH 49256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 27, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- November 19, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge pin on map relocated after 2012 article shows possible erroneous listing
- August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
- July 30, 2011: Added by Matthew Ridpath
Sources
- Matthew Ridpath
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- Dana and Kay Klein
Comments
alexander,thanks for the information.i will check it out when i can being that i am living not far from philly.i never heard of a train hitting it.also google maps still shows it as being on site.if anyone does hopefully hear or know of any damage or the bridge still being there it will save me a trip.
On the basis of this article:
http://hiddencityphila.org/2012/03/unused-pedestrian-bridge-...
I am led to believe that the bridge prominently pictured in this listing was demolished by a train in 2012, and that the bridge seen in the distance in the initial photo is the one that still survives. Someone will have to go on site in person to confirm--I cannot get enough information from Google views.
does anyone know the current status of this abandoned bridge?please let me know.thanks.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/pa/philadelphia/manayunk-canal/
It's long gone, there is a new apartment complex and pedestrian bridge on the site.