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LOOKING SOUTH, BRIDGE CROSSING SCHUYLKILL RIVER. - Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), Schuylkill River and Green Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Photographer
Eliott, Joseph, creator
Title
LOOKING SOUTH, BRIDGE CROSSING SCHUYLKILL RIVER. - Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), Schuylkill River and Green Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Description
Shand, Alexander C; Leonard, H R; T. L. Eyre, Incorporated; Pennsylvania Railroad; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail); Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); DeLony, Eric N, project manager; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, sponsor; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor; Spivey, Justin M, historian; Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date 1999
date QS:P571,+1999-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER PA,51-PHILA,723-4
Credit line
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Notes
  • Significance: The bridge's nine open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches follow an unusual reverse curvature, which earns it the nickname "S-bridge." Towering over the town of Manayunk and the Schuylkill Expressway, the bridge is a prominent local landmark.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N630
  • Survey number: HAER PA-551
  • Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1996 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3761.photos.362248p
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