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Scarlets Mill Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #155558
Description
Built in 1881 in the Pottsville shops of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, it was used as an overhead crossing on a branch just west of Reading. Sometime between 1907 and 1935 it was moved to its present location. The trail is maintained by The Horse-Shoe Trail Club. Best access is via Sparrow Lane. Follow yellow blazed trail.Facts
- Overview
- Bowstring pony truss bridge on the Horse-Shoe Trail in Scarlets Mill.
- Location
- Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1881; moved here between 1907 and 1935.
- Builders
- - John L. Foreman of Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Design)
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Pottstown Shops
- Railroads
- - Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road (1833-1896) (P&R)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
- Design
- Cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type pony truss with elliptical upper chord
- Also called
- Horse-Shoe Trail Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.21942, -75.84367 (decimal degrees)
40°13'10" N, 75°50'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/428215/4452452 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Elverson
- Inventory numbers
- HAER PA-210
BH 44176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 18, 2021: New photos from Chester Gehman
- June 12, 2021: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added description and other stuff.
- February 19, 2010: Added by James Baughn
Related Bridges
- Tank Farm Road Bridge (Same design)
Sources
- HAER PA-210 - Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Scarlets Mill Bridge
Sorry about the multiple posts.Forgot about that.
Scarlets Mill Bridge
I never heard of or knew this bridge existed.I also live in Reading so i'll look at this bridge when i can.
Scarlets Mill Bridge
I never heard of or knew this bridge existed.I also live in Reading so i'll look at this bridge when i can.
Scarlets Mill Bridge
I never heard of or knew this bridge existed.I also live in Reading so i'll look at this bridge when i can.
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You should be able to delete the extra ones George.