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Reading - Ringtown Viaduct (1898)

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

RINGTOWN PA IRON BRIDGE REPLACED WOODEN TRESTLE

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

BH Photo #530362

Map 

Description 

1077 Feet Long and 124 Feet High

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Little Catawissa Creek; Trexler Run on Catawissa Branch of the Reading Railroad
Location
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Status
Filled in
History
Built 1898; Replaced 1927
Railroads
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (P&R)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,077.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.86246, -76.25189   (decimal degrees)
40°51'45" N, 76°15'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/394494/4524243 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 97629 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Built 1898 (345)
Built during 1890s (3,386)
Deck girder (6,595)
Deck truss (2,048)
Filled in (108)
Girder (11,636)
Lost (31,789)
Lost 1927 (126)
Lost during 1920s (903)
Pennsylvania (6,760)
 Philadelphia & Reading Railway (1896-1923) (33)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Plate girder (9,149)
Railroad (16,990)
Reading Railroad (229)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (113)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Truss (38,306)
Warren deck truss (691)
Warren truss (7,181)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2022: Updated by Luke: Corrected build date and image citation
  • April 21, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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