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Amtrak - Valley Creek Road Overpass
Photos
Valley Creek Road Bridge--October 3, 2010
View of Road headed downsteam
Photo taken by Raymond Klein in October 2010
BH Photo #182473
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Valley Creek Road on Amtrak and abandoned Conrail P&T Br
- Location
- East Calan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1903
- Railroads
- - Amtrak (AMTK)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Design
- Twin Stone arches
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 28.9 ft.
Total length: 32.2 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.00508, -75.66564 (decimal degrees)
40°00'18" N, 75°39'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/443184/4428533 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Downingtown
- Inventory numbers
- PA 15 3061 0110 1498 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 41513 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 15, 2020: Updated by Roger Deschner: Added category "Haunted"
- January 22, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
- October 14, 2010: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added five photos. Added East Calan Twp, to City and name. USGS changed from Unionville to West Chester, PA
Comments
Amtrak - Valley Creek Road Overpass
Just found out from a friend of mine who lived near these tunnels that there are urban legends associated with these tunnels.Something to do with ghosts and paranormal experiences linked to possible murders.There are also you-tube videos about these tunnels.
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Just found out from a friend of mine who lived near these tunnels that there are urban legends associated with these tunnels.Something to do with ghosts and paranormal experiences linked to possible murders.There are also you-tube videos about these tunnels.