Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge
Bridge in in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°56′36″N 75°11′30″W / 39.94333°N 75.19167°W / 39.94333; -75.19167
Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge is a wrought iron, two-track, deck truss swing bridge across the Schuylkill River between the University City and Grays Ferry neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] It was built in 1885–86 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Today, its swing span has been fixed shut, and the electrical catenary de-energized.
The bridge is named for the Schuylkill Arsenal, which operated from 1799 to 1926 near the bridge's eastern approaches.[2] Its western approach runs past the University of Pennsylvania's Meiklejohn Stadium.[3]
In January 2014, a CSX train carrying crude oil derailed on the bridge.[4]
Original bridge
The 1886 bridge replaced the original Arsenal Bridge, which was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1861 and put in operation on January 27, 1862,[5] as part of the Delaware Extension. It carried a single track over three wrought-iron spans on stone piers and a central center-pivot swing span.[6]
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See also
Philadelphia portal
References
- ^ Messer, David W. (2000). Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. Barnard, Roberts and Co. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-934118-25-5.
- ^ "historical lewis and clark vasco at l3-lewisandclark.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ "Meiklejohn Stadium". University of Pennsylvania. 2004-07-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ Bunch, Will (January 21, 2014). "Crude-oil tankers go off the rails above Schuylkill". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. p. 286.
- ^ Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. p. 293.
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