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Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge

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

References

  1. ^ Messer, David W. (2000). Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. Barnard, Roberts and Co. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-934118-25-5.
  2. ^ "historical lewis and clark vasco at l3-lewisandclark.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ "Meiklejohn Stadium". University of Pennsylvania. 2004-07-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  4. ^ Bunch, Will (January 21, 2014). "Crude-oil tankers go off the rails above Schuylkill". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. p. 286.
  6. ^ Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal, 1838–2000. p. 293.