Newkirk Viaduct 38-51-04x

Photos

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #366040

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Road & railroad
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Destroyed by fire & replaced
History: Built 1847; destroyed by fire 1863
Builders: - Alexander & Charles Provost (Stone Masons)
- Samuel H. Kneass (Engineer)
- Uziel H. French (Carpenter)
Railroad: - Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (PWB)
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 800.0 ft.
Also called: Gray's Ferry Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.93681, -75.19393 (decimal degrees)
39°56'13" N, 75°11'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/483430/4420761 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Philadelphia
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-51-04x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 73897 (Bridgehunter.com ID)