Bridgehunter.com | PRR - Phoenixville Bridge (Old)

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #375264

Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Location: Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1884; Replaced 1915
Railroads: - Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (P&R)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
Design: 4 160' Pratt deck trusses over the Schuylkill River
1 165' Whipple through truss over the Phoenixville Bridge Co. Canal & Reading Railroad
1' 50' Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 855.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.13772, -75.51013 (decimal degrees)
40°08'16" N, 75°30'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/456542/4443167 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Phoenixville
Inventory number: BH 75085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)