Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning Wissahickon Creek, north of Ridge Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N633
Survey number: HAER PA-36
Building/structure dates: 1881-1882 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Buchholz, C W
Nolan & Brothers Company
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Lorenz, William
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Borchers, Perry E, photographer
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 40.01528, -75.13119
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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