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Reading - Sacony Creek Covered Bridge

Berks County, Pennsylvania

Map 

Description 

Lost Wooden RR Bridge over Sacony Creek per George Oakley research

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Sacony Creek on Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Location
Virginville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1874; Replaced 1909
Railroads
- Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road (1833-1896) (P&R)
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (P&R)
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.52540, -75.87428   (decimal degrees)
40°31'31" N, 75°52'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/425946/4486441 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kutztown
Inventory numbers
WGCB PA/38-06-52x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 74918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,330)
Berks County, Pennsylvania (223)
Built 1874 (89)
Built during 1870s (1,056)
Covered (1,583)
Lost (23,898)
Lost 1909 (23)
Lost during 1900s (301)
 Pennsylvania (5,170)
Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road (1833-1896) (9)
Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (19)
Railroad (15,182)
Through truss (14,762)
Truss (32,306)
Virginville, Pennsylvania (6)

Update Log 

  • December 26, 2016: Added by Dana and Kay Klein(George Oakley)

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