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List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Schuylkill River, from the Delaware River upstream to the source. All locations are in Pennsylvania and Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) survey numbers are noted where available.

Crossings

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Images Crossing Carries Location Opened[1] Coordinates Notes

Philadelphia

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Girard Point Bridge I-95 Mud Island, Southwest Philadelphia and South Philadelphia 1973 39°53′32″N 75°11′50″W / 39.89222°N 75.19722°W / 39.89222; -75.19722 (Girard Point Bridge) Double-deck bridge;
upper deck southbound
George C. Platt Bridge PA 291 1949 39°53′53″N 75°12′42″W / 39.89806°N 75.21167°W / 39.89806; -75.21167 (George C. Platt Bridge) Through truss bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge Passyunk Avenue 1983 39°55′11″N 75°12′07″W / 39.91972°N 75.20194°W / 39.91972; -75.20194 (Passyunk Avenue Bridge) Double-leaf bascule bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge CSX Philadelphia Subdivision 1910 39°56′08″N 75°12′21″W / 39.93556°N 75.20583°W / 39.93556; -75.20583 (B&O Railroad Bridge) Swing bridge
Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge Grays Ferry Avenue 1976 39°56′28″N 75°12′18″W / 39.94111°N 75.20500°W / 39.94111; -75.20500 (Gray's Ferry Avenue Bridge)
University Avenue Bridge University Avenue 1930 39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W / 39.94278°N 75.19694°W / 39.94278; -75.19694 (University Avenue Bridge) Double-leaf bascule bridge
Schuylkill Expressway Bridge I-76 1956 39°56′31″N 75°11′38″W / 39.94194°N 75.19389°W / 39.94194; -75.19389 (Schuylkill Expressway Bridge)
Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge CSX Harrisburg Subdivision 1886 39°56′36″N 75°11′30″W / 39.94333°N 75.19167°W / 39.94333; -75.19167 (Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge) Swing bridge (immobilized)
PECO utility tunnel Electric and steam utility lines 39°56′37″N 75°11′29″W / 39.94361°N 75.19139°W / 39.94361; -75.19139 (PECO utility tunnel)
South Street Bridge South Street 2010 39°56′49″N 75°11′13″W / 39.94694°N 75.18694°W / 39.94694; -75.18694 (South Street Bridge) Opened November 6, 2010
Walnut Street Bridge Walnut Street 1991 39°57′06″N 75°10′54″W / 39.95167°N 75.18167°W / 39.95167; -75.18167 (Walnut Street Bridge)
Chestnut Street Bridge Chestnut Street 1957 39°57′11″N 75°10′52″W / 39.95306°N 75.18111°W / 39.95306; -75.18111 (Chestnut Street Bridge)
Market Street Bridge PA 3 eastbound 1932 39°57′16″N 75°10′49″W / 39.95444°N 75.18028°W / 39.95444; -75.18028 (Market Street Bridge)
Market–Frankford Line Tunnel SEPTA Market–Frankford Line 1955 39°57′16″N 75°10′49″W / 39.95444°N 75.18028°W / 39.95444; -75.18028 (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line Tunnel) Also carries SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines
John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge PA 3 westbound 1959 39°57′20″N 75°10′48″W / 39.95556°N 75.18000°W / 39.95556; -75.18000 (John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge)
SEPTA Regional Rail bridge SEPTA Regional Rail 39°57′22″N 75°10′47″W / 39.95611°N 75.17972°W / 39.95611; -75.17972 (SEPTA Regional Rail Bridge) All lines
Vine Street Expressway Bridge I-676 / US 30 (Vine Street Expressway) 1959 39°57′36″N 75°10′48″W / 39.96000°N 75.18000°W / 39.96000; -75.18000 (Vine Street Expressway Bridge)
Spring Garden Street Bridge Spring Garden Street 1965 39°57′51″N 75°11′01″W / 39.96417°N 75.18361°W / 39.96417; -75.18361 (Spring Garden Street Bridge) Originally the Colossus Bridge
MLK Drive Bridge Martin Luther King, Jr. (formerly West River) Drive 1966 39°57′52″N 75°11′02″W / 39.96444°N 75.18389°W / 39.96444; -75.18389 (West River Drive Bridge) Passes underneath Spring Garden Street Bridge at center of both bridges
Fairmount Water Works Dam 1928 39°58′02″N 75°11′11″W / 39.96722°N 75.18639°W / 39.96722; -75.18639 (Fairmount Water Works Dam)
Girard Avenue Bridge US 13 (Girard Avenue) 1972 39°58′31″N 75°11′36″W / 39.97528°N 75.19333°W / 39.97528; -75.19333 (Girard Avenue Bridge) HABS PA-1657
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge SEPTA Trenton Line
SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line 		1867 39°58′35″N 75°11′38″W / 39.97639°N 75.19389°W / 39.97639; -75.19389 (Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge) HAER PA-37, HABS PA-6213
Columbia Railroad Bridge CSX Trenton Subdivision 1920 39°59′06″N 75°12′14″W / 39.98500°N 75.20389°W / 39.98500; -75.20389 (Columbia Railroad Bridge)
Strawberry Mansion Bridge Strawberry Drive 1897 39°59′43″N 75°11′38″W / 39.99528°N 75.19389°W / 39.99528; -75.19389 (Strawberry Mansion Bridge) HAER PA-92, HABS PA-1669
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls CSX Trenton Subdivision 1890 40°00′23″N 75°11′33″W / 40.00639°N 75.19250°W / 40.00639; -75.19250 (Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls) Wrought iron plate girder; HAER PA-553
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct CSX Trenton Subdivision 1856 40°00′21″N 75°11′32″W / 40.00583°N 75.19222°W / 40.00583; -75.19222 (Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct) Stone arch; HAER PA-39
Twin Bridges US 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) 1960 40°00′24″N 75°11′35″W / 40.00667°N 75.19306°W / 40.00667; -75.19306 (Twin Bridges)
Falls Bridge Calumet Street 1895 40°00′30″N 75°11′51″W / 40.00833°N 75.19750°W / 40.00833; -75.19750 (Falls Bridge) HAER PA-35
City Avenue Bridges City Avenue 1955 40°00′42″N 75°12′21″W / 40.01167°N 75.20583°W / 40.01167; -75.20583 (City Avenue Bridges)

Montgomery County–Philadelphia

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Pencoyd Bridge Rail bridge converted to road bridge Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 1900 40°01′00″N 75°12′48″W / 40.01667°N 75.21333°W / 40.01667; -75.21333 (Pencoyd Bridge) Former PRR industrial spur serving Pencoyd Iron Works and local industries from Schuylkill Branch
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge Norfolk Southern Venice Industrial Track Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 1889 40°01′19″N 75°13′10″W / 40.02194°N 75.21944°W / 40.02194; -75.21944 (Rail bridge) Former Reading, HAER PA-552
Manayunk Bridge (rail bridge converted to trail bridge) Cynwyd Heritage Trail (formerly SEPTA Cynwyd Line to Manayunk) Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 1918 40°01′31″N 75°13′35″W / 40.02528°N 75.22639°W / 40.02528; -75.22639 (Manayunk Bridge) Rail service abandoned 1986 (line truncated at Cynwyd), trail opened 2015, HAER PA-551
Green Lane Bridge West Manayunk and Manayunk 1928 40°01′34″N 75°13′41″W / 40.02611°N 75.22806°W / 40.02611; -75.22806 (Green Lane bridge)
Flat Rock Dam Belmont Hills and Shawmont 40°02′23″N 75°14′49″W / 40.03972°N 75.24694°W / 40.03972; -75.24694 (Flat Rock Dam) Mid-1970s concrete replacement of original crib and timber dam

Montgomery County

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Fayette Street Bridge (Matsonford Bridge) West Conshohocken and Conshohocken 1987 40°04′14″N 75°18′34″W / 40.07056°N 75.30944°W / 40.07056; -75.30944 (Fayette Street Bridge)
Plymouth Dam (removed) West Conshohocken and Connaughtown 40°04′30″N 75°18′57″W / 40.07500°N 75.31583°W / 40.07500; -75.31583 (Plymouth Dam) Breached; removed 2009
River Map and Water Trail Guide update
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge I-476 West Conshohocken and Connaughtown 40°04′42″N 75°19′05″W / 40.07833°N 75.31806°W / 40.07833; -75.31806 (Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge)
Upper Merion and Plymouth rail bridge Swedeland and Ivy Rock 40°05′26″N 75°19′17″W / 40.09056°N 75.32139°W / 40.09056; -75.32139 (Rail bridge) Also used as private truck road
Trenton Cutoff rail bridge Norfolk Southern Railway Trenton Cutoff Swedesburg and Black Horse 1915 40°06′10″N 75°19′30″W / 40.10278°N 75.32500°W / 40.10278; -75.32500 (Trenton Cutoff rail bridge) HAER PA-538
Schuylkill River Bridge I-276 / Penna Turnpike Swedesburg and Black Horse 1954 40°06′11″N 75°19′30″W / 40.10306°N 75.32500°W / 40.10306; -75.32500 (Pennsylvania Turnpike)
DeKalb Veterans Memorial Bridge US 202 (DeKalb Street) northbound Bridgeport and Norristown 1993 40°06′36″N 75°20′40″W / 40.11000°N 75.34444°W / 40.11000; -75.34444 (DeKalb bridge)
Bridgeport Bridge SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) Bridgeport and Norristown 1912 40°06′38″N 75°20′47″W / 40.11056°N 75.34639°W / 40.11056; -75.34639 (Bridgeport Bridge) Former Philadelphia and Western Railroad, HAER PA-535
Norristown Dam Bridgeport and Norristown 40°06′38″N 75°20′49″W / 40.11056°N 75.34694°W / 40.11056; -75.34694 (Norristown Dam)
Rail bridge Norfolk Southern
Morrisville Connecting Track 		Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes Island 40°06′43″N 75°21′08″W / 40.11194°N 75.35222°W / 40.11194; -75.35222 (Rail bridge) Crosses under Dannehower Bridge on north side of Barbadoes Island; former Reading passenger main line to Reading and Pottsville
Dannehower Bridge US 202 southbound Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes Island 40°06′42″N 75°21′01″W / 40.11167°N 75.35028°W / 40.11167; -75.35028 (Dannehower Bridge) Twin span
Rail bridge CSX Stony Creek Branch Barbadoes Island and Norristown 40°06′28″N 75°21′03″W / 40.10778°N 75.35083°W / 40.10778; -75.35083 (Rail bridge) Merges into Norfolk Southern Morrisville Connecting Track
Haws Avenue bridge Barbadoes Island and Norristown 40°06′55″N 75°21′22″W / 40.11528°N 75.35611°W / 40.11528; -75.35611 (Haws Avenue) Barbadoes Island power plant access
Schuylkill River Crossing Complex US 422 Port Kennedy and Betzwood 2019 40°06′27″N 75°25′12″W / 40.10750°N 75.42000°W / 40.10750; -75.42000 (New Betzwood Bridge) Previous bridge replaced with a new, five-span structure, 785 feet (239 m) long with a total width of 146 feet (45 m), to carry six lanes of traffic[2]
Sullivan's Bridge
([Old] Betzwood Bridge) 		Former PA 363 (South Trooper Road) Port Kennedy and Betzwood 2016 40°06′27″N 75°25′14″W / 40.10750°N 75.42056°W / 40.10750; -75.42056 (Old Betzwood Bridge) Demolished in 1995,[3] replacement pedestrian and bicycle bridge began construction May 2014[4] and opened August 19, 2016[5]

Chester County–Montgomery County

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Pawlings Road bridge Phoenixville and Audubon 1987 40°06′53″N 75°28′14″W / 40.11472°N 75.47056°W / 40.11472; -75.47056 (Pawlings Road)
Rail bridge Valley Forge and Oaks 40°07′29″N 75°27′41″W / 40.12472°N 75.46139°W / 40.12472; -75.46139 (Rail bridge) Former Reading Perkiomen Branch, now part of Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently inactive as a branch
Dam Island and Oaks 40°07′44″N 75°28′17″W / 40.12889°N 75.47139°W / 40.12889; -75.47139 (Dam)
Mont Clare Bridge PA 29 (Bridge Street) Phoenixville and Mont Clare 1997 40°08′07″N 75°30′31″W / 40.13528°N 75.50861°W / 40.13528; -75.50861 (Mont Clare Bridge) Formerly Gordon's, Starr's, or Jacob's ford
Rail bridge Phoenixville and Mont Clare 40°08′15″N 75°30′36″W / 40.13750°N 75.51000°W / 40.13750; -75.51000 (Rail bridge) Former PRR Schuylkill Branch, now Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently out of service
Black Rock Dam Phoenixville and Mont Clare 40°08′53″N 75°30′22″W / 40.14806°N 75.50611°W / 40.14806; -75.50611 (Black Rock Dam)
Black Rock Bridge PA 113 (Black Rock Road) Phoenixville and Mingo 1916 40°09′32″N 75°30′43″W / 40.15889°N 75.51194°W / 40.15889; -75.51194 (Black Rock Road)
Rail bridge Black Rock Tunnel, Phoenixville and Upper Providence Township 40°08′53″N 75°31′09″W / 40.14806°N 75.51917°W / 40.14806; -75.51917 (Rail bridge) Former Reading main line, now Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Rail bridge Cromby and Mingo 40°09′37″N 75°31′37″W / 40.16028°N 75.52694°W / 40.16028; -75.52694 (Rail bridge) Former Reading (currently Norfolk Southern) industrial spur serving Cromby Power Plant
Road bridge East Bridge Street Spring City and Royersford 1922 40°10′56″N 75°32′43″W / 40.18222°N 75.54528°W / 40.18222; -75.54528 (East Bridge Street)
Rail bridge (abandoned) Spring City and Royersford 40°11′05″N 75°32′48″W / 40.18472°N 75.54667°W / 40.18472; -75.54667 (Rail bridge) PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Royersford
Vincent Dam (removed) East Vincent Township and Linfield 40°12′20″N 75°33′53″W / 40.20556°N 75.56472°W / 40.20556; -75.56472 (Vincent Dam) Schuylkill Canal Navigation Dam, breached and removed 2009
Rail bridge (removed) Parker Ford and Linfield 40°12′13″N 75°34′49″W / 40.20361°N 75.58028°W / 40.20361; -75.58028 (Rail bridge) PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Linfield
Limerick Road bridge Parker Ford and Linfield 1932 40°12′18″N 75°34′51″W / 40.20500°N 75.58083°W / 40.20500; -75.58083 (Limerick Road)
Sanatoga Road Bridge (removed) Fricks Lock and Sanatoga 40°14′07″N 75°35′46″W / 40.23528°N 75.59611°W / 40.23528; -75.59611 (Sanatoga Road) Ruin; macadam approaches
Rail bridge (abandoned) Conrail Fricks Lock and Pottstown 40°14′00″N 75°36′27″W / 40.23333°N 75.60750°W / 40.23333; -75.60750 (Rail bridge) Former PRR Schuylkill Branch
Road bridge US 422 Kenilworth and Pottstown 2016 40°13′54″N 75°37′30″W / 40.23167°N 75.62500°W / 40.23167; -75.62500 (US 422)
Madison Bridge Keim Street Kenilworth and Pottstown 1935 40°14′05″N 75°38′03″W / 40.23472°N 75.63417°W / 40.23472; -75.63417 (Madison Bridge) Closed October 2010 after a bridge inspection, scheduled for replacement or repair
Hanover Street Bridge Hanover Street North Coventry Township and Pottstown 1975 40°14′32″N 75°39′04″W / 40.24222°N 75.65111°W / 40.24222; -75.65111 (Hanover Street)
Road bridge PA 100 (Pottstown Pike) North Coventry Township and Pottstown 40°14′33″N 75°39′34″W / 40.24250°N 75.65944°W / 40.24250; -75.65944 (PA 100)
Rail bridge (abandoned) North Coventry Township and Pottstown 40°14′39″N 75°39′44″W / 40.24417°N 75.66222°W / 40.24417; -75.66222 (Rail bridge) Former Reading spur, serviced Warwick Iron and Steel Company slag dumping operations
Road bridge US 422 North Coventry Township and Stowe 1965 40°14′35″N 75°40′29″W / 40.24306°N 75.67472°W / 40.24306; -75.67472 (US 422)

Berks County

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Road bridge River Road Unionville (Union Township) and Douglassville 1951 40°14′59″N 75°43′30″W / 40.24972°N 75.72500°W / 40.24972; -75.72500 (River Road)
Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail Unionville (Union Township) and Douglassville 40°15′22″N 75°43′56″W / 40.25611°N 75.73222°W / 40.25611; -75.73222 (Schuylkill River Trail)
Monocacy Bridge Main Street Monocacy (Union Township) and Monocacy Station 1914 40°15′30″N 75°46′06″W / 40.25833°N 75.76833°W / 40.25833; -75.76833 (Monocacy Bridge)
Road bridge PA 345 Birdsboro and Baumstown 2014 40°16′06″N 75°48′30″W / 40.26833°N 75.80833°W / 40.26833; -75.80833 (PA 345) Former PA 82
Rail bridge Norfolk Southern Birdsboro and Baumstown 1925 40°16′04″N 75°48′38″W / 40.26778°N 75.81056°W / 40.26778; -75.81056 (Rail bridge) Reading Belt Branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line; also former Reading Wilmington and Northern branch
Road bridge Gibraltar Road Gibraltar and Lorane 1974 40°17′20″N 75°52′03″W / 40.28889°N 75.86750°W / 40.28889; -75.86750 (Gibraltar Road)
Highway bridge US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) Ridgewood and Reiffton 1963 40°18′20″N 75°53′42″W / 40.30556°N 75.89500°W / 40.30556; -75.89500 (US 422)
Highway bridge US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) Poplar Neck and Ridgewood 1963 40°18′31″N 75°54′21″W / 40.30861°N 75.90583°W / 40.30861; -75.90583 (US 422)
Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail Poplar Neck and Ridgewood 40°18′29″N 75°54′22″W / 40.30806°N 75.90611°W / 40.30806; -75.90611 (Schuylkill River Trail)
Rail bridge Norfolk Southern Poplar Neck and Ridgewood 40°18′12″N 75°54′21″W / 40.30333°N 75.90583°W / 40.30333; -75.90583 (Rail bridge) Reading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Road bridge Poplar Neck Road Poplar Neck and Ridgewood 1917 40°18′08″N 75°54′20″W / 40.30222°N 75.90556°W / 40.30222; -75.90556 (Poplar Neck Road)
Rail bridge Norfolk Southern Kenhorst and Poplar Neck 40°18′37″N 75°55′12″W / 40.31028°N 75.92000°W / 40.31028; -75.92000 (Rail bridge) Reading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail Kenhorst and Poplar Neck 40°18′41″N 75°55′11″W / 40.31139°N 75.91972°W / 40.31139; -75.91972 (Schuylkill River Trail)
Highway bridge US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) Kenhorst and Poplar Neck 1963 40°18′44″N 75°55′11″W / 40.31222°N 75.91972°W / 40.31222; -75.91972 (US 422)
Road bridge
US 222 Bus. (Bingaman Street) 		Kenhorst and Reading 40°19′32″N 75°55′59″W / 40.32556°N 75.93306°W / 40.32556; -75.93306 (Bingaman Street)
Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail West Reading and Reading 40°19′54.0″N 75°56′19.2″W / 40.331667°N 75.938667°W / 40.331667; -75.938667 (Schuylkill River Trail)
Road bridge
US 422 Bus. (Penn Street) 		West Reading and Reading 40°20′7″N 75°56′14″W / 40.33528°N 75.93722°W / 40.33528; -75.93722 (Penn Street)
Road bridge Buttonwood Street West Reading and Reading 40°20′21″N 75°56′35″W / 40.33917°N 75.94306°W / 40.33917; -75.94306 (Buttonwood Street)
Rail bridge Norfolk Southern West Reading and Reading 40°20′27″N 75°56′49″W / 40.34083°N 75.94694°W / 40.34083; -75.94694 (Rail bridge) NS Harrisburg Line
Road bridge PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue) Reading 40°21′02″N 75°56′37″W / 40.35056°N 75.94361°W / 40.35056; -75.94361 (Schuylkill Avenue)
Road bridge Cartech Road Reading 40°21′39″N 75°56′17″W / 40.36083°N 75.93806°W / 40.36083; -75.93806 (Cartech Road) {Private}
Shepps Dam railroad bridge Norfolk Southern Reading 40°21′50″N 75°56′27″W / 40.36389°N 75.94083°W / 40.36389; -75.94083 (Shepps Dam railroad bridge) Norfolk Southern Reading Line (Allentown–Reading)
Road bridge PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) Reading 40°21′52″N 75°56′28″W / 40.36444°N 75.94111°W / 40.36444; -75.94111 (Warren Street Bypass)
Road bridge US 222 Reading 1966 40°23′37″N 75°58′22″W / 40.39361°N 75.97278°W / 40.39361; -75.97278 (US 222)
Peacock's Lock Viaduct Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 1856 40°24′36″N 75°56′51″W / 40.41000°N 75.94750°W / 40.41000; -75.94750 (Peacock's Lock Viaduct) HAER PA-118
Road bridge Cross Keys Road 1973 40°24′53″N 75°56′23″W / 40.41472°N 75.93972°W / 40.41472; -75.93972 (Cross Keys Road)
Road bridge Wall Street Leesport 2018 40°26′44″N 75°58′6″W / 40.44556°N 75.96833°W / 40.44556; -75.96833 (Wall Street)
Road bridge Bellemans Church Road Leesport and Dauberville 1991 40°27′24″N 75°58′38″W / 40.45667°N 75.97722°W / 40.45667; -75.97722 (Bellemans Church Road)
Road bridge Main Street Shoemakersville and Mohrsville 1937 40°28′20″N 75°58′20″W / 40.47222°N 75.97222°W / 40.47222; -75.97222 (Main Street)
Road bridge Miller Street Shoemakersville 2019 40°29′44″N 75°58′17″W / 40.49556°N 75.97139°W / 40.49556; -75.97139 (Miller Street)
Berne Bridge Fisher Dam Road (TR 952) Berne 2015 40°31′20″N 75°59′52″W / 40.52222°N 75.99778°W / 40.52222; -75.99778 (Berne Bridge) 1889 truss bridge; 1896 per this website
Road bridge PA 61 Hamburg and West Hamburg 40°33′07″N 75°59′32″W / 40.55194°N 75.99222°W / 40.55194; -75.99222 (Schuylkill Avenue)
Road bridge State Street Hamburg and West Hamburg 1927 40°33′14″N 75°59′25″W / 40.55389°N 75.99028°W / 40.55389; -75.99028 (State Street) Old US 22
Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail Hamburg and West Hamburg 40°33′20″N 75°59′20″W / 40.55556°N 75.98889°W / 40.55556; -75.98889 (Schuylkill River Trail) Former PRR Schuylkill Branch
Road bridge I-78 / US 22 Hamburg and West Hamburg 40°33′37″N 75°59′21″W / 40.56028°N 75.98917°W / 40.56028; -75.98917 (Interstate 78)

Schuylkill County

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Road bridge PA 61 Port Clinton, Tilden Township 1955 40°34′24.9″N 76°1′10″W / 40.573583°N 76.01944°W / 40.573583; -76.01944 (PA) Connects Schuylkill and Berks Counties
Rail bridge Reading and Northern Port Clinton 40°34′42.7″N 76°1′36.6″W / 40.578528°N 76.026833°W / 40.578528; -76.026833 (Rail bridge) Yard access to Reading and Northern headquarters, carries Tamaqua branch
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line West Brunswick Township 40°35′21.8″N 76°4′32.5″W / 40.589389°N 76.075694°W / 40.589389; -76.075694 (Rail bridge)
Rail bridge (abandoned) Former Pennsylvania Railroad West Brunswick Township 40°35′19.7″N 76°4′32″W / 40.588806°N 76.07556°W / 40.588806; -76.07556 (Rail bridge (abandoned)) Carried Pennsylvania Railroad (Pennsy) across Schuylkill River then Reading main line
Road bridge (abandoned) River Road/East Deer View Drive Auburn 1903 40°35′5.9″N 76°4′48.9″W / 40.584972°N 76.080250°W / 40.584972; -76.080250 (Road bridge (abandoned)) Closed to vehicles in 2000 due to structural deficiencies, still open to pedestrian traffic
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line Auburn 40°35′15.9″N 76°4′53.4″W / 40.587750°N 76.081500°W / 40.587750; -76.081500 (Rail bridge)
Road bridge PA 895 West Brunswick Township 1924 40°36′6.7″N 76°5′19.2″W / 40.601861°N 76.088667°W / 40.601861; -76.088667 (PA 895)
Rail bridge Former Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding for industry West Brunswick Township 40°36′32″N 76°6′7″W / 40.60889°N 76.10194°W / 40.60889; -76.10194 (Rail bridge) Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories
Rail bridge Former Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding from Reading and Northern West Brunswick Township 40°36′41.4″N 76°6′23.6″W / 40.611500°N 76.106556°W / 40.611500; -76.106556 (Rail bridge) Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line West Brunswick Township 40°36′40.4″N 76°6′24″W / 40.611222°N 76.10667°W / 40.611222; -76.10667 (Rail bridge)
Landingville Dam West Brunswick Township 40°36′31.1″N 76°6′22.4″W / 40.608639°N 76.106222°W / 40.608639; -76.106222 (Landingville Dam) Desilting dam
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line West Brunswick Township 40°37′13.4″N 76°7′15.9″W / 40.620389°N 76.121083°W / 40.620389; -76.121083 (Rail bridge) Stone arch construction
Road bridge Tunnel Road West Brunswick Township 1925 40°37′19.2″N 76°7′8.8″W / 40.622000°N 76.119111°W / 40.622000; -76.119111 (Tunnel Road) Wooden deck, single-lane vehicle bridge
Road bridge Meadow Drive/Main Street Landingville 1923 40°37′43″N 76°7′28.5″W / 40.62861°N 76.124583°W / 40.62861; -76.124583 (Meadow Drive/Main Street)
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line North Manheim Township 40°37′46″N 76°9′14.9″W / 40.62944°N 76.154139°W / 40.62944; -76.154139 (Rail bridge)
Road bridge PA 443 (Columbia Street) Schuylkill Haven 1921 40°37′26.6″N 76°10′29″W / 40.624056°N 76.17472°W / 40.624056; -76.17472 (PA 443) Partially renovated in 2007

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Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line Schuylkill Haven 40°37′45.8″N 76°10′27.1″W / 40.629389°N 76.174194°W / 40.629389; -76.174194 (Rail bridge)
Road bridge Fritz Reed Avenue Schuylkill Haven 1929 40°37′59.8″N 76°10′26.4″W / 40.633278°N 76.174000°W / 40.633278; -76.174000 (Fritz Reed Avenue) Provides vehicle access to Schuylkill Haven Island Park (Irish Flats)
Rail bridge (abandoned) Abandoned industrial siding Schuylkill Haven 40°38′1.4″N 76°10′48.2″W / 40.633722°N 76.180056°W / 40.633722; -76.180056 (Rail bridge (abandoned))
Dam (removed) Schuylkill Haven 40°38′1.8″N 76°10′48.3″W / 40.633833°N 76.180083°W / 40.633833; -76.180083 (Dam (breached)) Sunken wood and concrete dam breached in center
Road bridge PA 183 (Pottsville Street) Cressona 1951 40°38′14.6″N 76°10′57.2″W / 40.637389°N 76.182556°W / 40.637389; -76.182556 (PA 183)
Road bridge PA 61 exit ramp to PA 183 Cressona 1951 40°38′15.8″N 76°10′59.4″W / 40.637722°N 76.183167°W / 40.637722; -76.183167 (PA 61 exit ramp)
Road bridge Access to Cressona Mall Cressona 40°38′16.9″N 76°11′3.2″W / 40.638028°N 76.184222°W / 40.638028; -76.184222 (Cressona Mall access)
Road bridge Mount Carbon Arch Road Mount Carbon 1925 40°40′21.2″N 76°11′8.2″W / 40.672556°N 76.185611°W / 40.672556; -76.185611 (Mount Carbon Arch Road)
Rail bridge Reading and Northern main line Pottsville 40°40′45.4″N 76°11′20.9″W / 40.679278°N 76.189139°W / 40.679278; -76.189139 (Rail bridge)
Rail bridge (abandoned) Former Pennsylvania Railroad Pottsville 40°40′52″N 76°11′25.5″W / 40.68111°N 76.190417°W / 40.68111; -76.190417 (Rail bridge (abandoned)) Concrete arch with no track remaining
Bridge PA 61 Pottsville 2015 40°40′53.5″N 76°11′23.5″W / 40.681528°N 76.189861°W / 40.681528; -76.189861 (PA 61)
Bridge Access to medical plaza Pottsville 40°40′57.1″N 76°11′18.5″W / 40.682528°N 76.188472°W / 40.682528; -76.188472 (Medical plaza access)
Road bridge (abandoned) Collin Street Pottsville and Palo Alto 40°41′0.7″N 76°11′11″W / 40.683528°N 76.18639°W / 40.683528; -76.18639 (Collin Street) Closed in 2006, still open to pedestrian traffic, slated for replacement

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References

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  1. ^ "LTBP InfoBridge". US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "PENNDOT AWARDS $97.4 MILLION CONTRACT TO REPLACE BRIDGES AND IMPROVE U.S. 422 IN VALLEY FORGE AREA". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Turn-of-the-century Bridge Reaches Beginning Of Its End The Betzwood Road Bridge In Upper Merion Is Being Demolished So Penndot Can Replace It. - philly-archives". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  4. ^ "Sullivan's Bridge construction begins with groundbreaking ceremony; Route 422 bridge project to begin three years early". Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  5. ^ Rotenberg, Carl (2016-08-19). "Sullivan's Bridge opens in Valley Forge National Historical Park". The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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