PRR/Reading Pottsville Overpass

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Reading RR on Pennsylvania RR

Location

Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Status

Removed but not replaced

Railroads

- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)

Design

Skewed, vertical endpost through Pratt
12-panel, pinned

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.67950, -76.18900   (decimal degrees)
40°40'46" N, 76°11'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/399519/4503858 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Pottsville

Inventory number

BH 80080 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 11, 2020: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Adjusted map location and railroads
• January 13, 2018: Added by Art S

Sources 

• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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