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Pencoyd Viaduct
Photos
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #218398
Description
Bridge has a large concrete open spandrel arch bridge built on a reverse curve, earning both the current bridge and its 1883 wrought-iron-truss predecessor the nickname of "S-Bridge. Bridge has saw-toothed construction joints along a 65-degree skew. Bridge connected Manayunk and Bala Cynwyd. There are 3 piers in the water.Bridge crosses, in addition to Schuylkill Expressway and Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill Canal.See also http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/10/30/manayunk-bridge-re...
http://www.uwishunu.com/2015/10/manayunk-bridge-reopens-toda...
Facts
- Overview
- Open-spandrel arch bridge over Schuylkill River built by Pennsylvania Railroad in 1918, now rail-trail bridge for bicycle/pedestrian use
- Location
- Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Closed to rail traffic in 1986, reopened as pedestrian bridge Nov. 2015
- Future prospects
- Now part of the Cynwynd Heritage Trail, reopened as a pedestrian/bicycle bridge November 2015.
- History
- Built 1918 by the former Schuylkill Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; closed 1986
- Builder
- - T. L. Eyre of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Railroads
- - Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Rapid Transit
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
- Design
- Open-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
- Also called
- Manayunk Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.02519, -75.22659 (decimal degrees)
40°01'31" N, 75°13'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/480665/4430577 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Germantown
- Inventory number
- BH 49900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 6, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
- August 30, 2019: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
- November 30, 2015: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- November 3, 2015: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge reopened as pedestrian/bicycle trail bridge
- July 15, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority"
- July 15, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated planned conversion to trail
- May 21, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added future plans to become part of the rail trail
- May 17, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added name and details
- October 24, 2011: Added by James Baughn
Sources
- HAER PA-551 - Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), Schuylkill River & Green Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
- Wikipedia
- Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
- Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- Geoff Hubbs
Comments
Pencoyd Viaduct
has this bridge been turned into a trail bridge?please let me know.thanks.
Manayunk Bridge
This bridge is slated to be turned into a trail bridge: http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/10/20/roxborough...
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http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/newsroom/news-item-detail...
STREETS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON THE MANAYUNK BRIDGE TRAIL PROJECT
Construction Completion by Fall 2015
Philadelphia – Streets Commissioner David J. Perri announced today that the Notice to Proceed for construction for the Manayunk Bridge Trail Project will be issued on Monday, July 14 [2014].
The project will transform the former railroad bridge into an elevated bicycle and pedestrian trail to connect the Manayunk section of Philadelphia with the Cynwyd Heritage Trail in Lower Merion Township.
Work will be performed by A.P. Construction, Inc. The amount of the construction contract is approximately $4.1M, and it is being funded by State funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative, and PennDOT Surface Transportation Program, local funds from Lower Merion Township, and federal funds. Construction is expected to be completed by Fall 2015.