Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Manatawny Creek Bridge, Spanning Manatawny Creek, south of Ben Franklin Highway, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA
Summary
Significance: The bridge is typical of dozens of stone arch bridges built along the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad during the mid-19th century. This particular example demonstrates how the railroad used reinforced concrete to widen existing structures.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N620
Survey number: HAER PA-537
Building/structure dates: 1847 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1894 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1917 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Nicolls, Gustavus A
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Location
Pottstown (Pa.), 40.24537, -75.64963
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html