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PRR - Phoenixville Bridge (Old)

Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #375264

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Location
Mont Clare, 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)

Categories 

19th Century (7,676)
Built 1884 (180)
Built during 1880s (2,019)
Chester County, Pennsylvania (159)
Deck truss (1,764)
Girder (10,387)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (389)
Lost (25,322)
Lost 1915 (47)
Lost during 1910s (513)
Mont Clare, Pennsylvania (3)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (220)
Owned by railroad (12,599)
Pennsylvania (5,357)
Pennsylvania Railroad (909)
Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (19)
 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (12)
Pin-connected (3,944)
Plate girder (8,056)
Pratt deck truss (360)
Pratt truss (9,408)
Railroad (15,697)
Reading Railroad (197)
Replaced by new bridge (17,056)
Schuylkill River (82)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,243)
Through girder (3,879)
Through truss (15,291)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,886)
Truss (33,164)
Whipple truss (390)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2017: Added by Luke

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