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Historic Bridges: Berks County, Pennsylvania

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 53

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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over 6th Street in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
Allegheny Aqueduct
Gibraltar Aqueduct
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Girard Canal (Schuylkill Canal) Over Berks County, Pennsylvania in Gibraltar: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 113 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1824 By: Samuel Pettitt and/or Ehner Kimber and Ephraim Beecher
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Railroad (Schuylkill River Rail-Trail) Over Allegheny Creek and Green Hills Road (PA-568) in Gibraltar: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
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Anthony's Mill Road Over West Branch Perkiomen Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1902 By: William F. Remppis Company of Reading, Pennsylvania and Dreibelbis and Company
Askew Bridge
Soap and Whiskey Bridge, Skew Arch Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over 6th Street in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 91 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1857 By: Unknown and Richard B. Osborne
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Old PA-100 (PA-2069) Over West Branch Perkiomen Creek in Barto: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1908 By: Willauer and Company
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Berne Station Bridge
Berne Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Fisher Dam Road (TR-558) Over Schuylkill River in Berne: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 206 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 18.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1896 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents
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Birdsboro Bridge
Birdsboro Viaduct
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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PA-82 (Center Road, Furnace Street) Over Schuylkill River and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,123 ft. Main Span: 108 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 9
Built 1927 By: Whitaker and Diehl of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Charles F. Sanders
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Schuylkill River and Main Street in Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Built 1925 By: Unknown
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Buttonwood Street Over Schuylkill River, US-422, Railroad, and River Road in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 770 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: John H. Wickersham and Concrete-Steel Engineering Company of New York, New York
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Railroad (Conrail) Over Buttonwood Street in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1931 By: Unknown
Cherry Lane Bridge
Morgantown Road Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Cherry Lane (Morgantown Road, PA-10) Over I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) in Morgantown: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 95 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1950 By: Unknown
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Christman Road Bridge
Hummel's Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Christman Road (TR-770) Over Sacony Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1896 By: Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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Railroad (Schuylkill River Rail-Trail) Over Schuylkill River in Douglasville: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 11
Built 1912 By: Eyre-Shoemaker Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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East Main Street (PA-23) Over I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) in Morgantown: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 157 ft. Main Span: 153 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1950 By: Unknown
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Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Farmington Avenue (PA-2040) in Douglass: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
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Long Dam Road Over Sacony Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal (Concrete Encased) Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1915 By: Reading Contracting Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
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Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Grist Mill Road in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Built By: Unknown
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern, Former Reading Railroad) Over Hay Creek in Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 128 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1917 By: Unknown
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Garman Road (TR-761) Over Sacony Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 81 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1905 By: Climax Road Machine Company of Marathon, New York and Dreibelbis and Company
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Girard Canal (Schuylkill Canal) Over Indian Corn Creek in Robeson Township: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown and Ephraim Beecher
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Farmington Avenue (PA-2040) Over Ironstone Creek in Douglass: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1907 By: Willauer and Company
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Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Ironstone Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Built By: Unknown
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Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Ironstone Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 145 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1906 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Jackson Street in Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
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Railroad (John Bartram Rail-Trail, Schuylkill River Rail-Trail) Over Railroad (Reading Blue Mountain and Northern) in West Hamburg: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
Lake Ontelaunee Bridge
West Shore Drive Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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West Shore Drive (PA-1003) Over Lake Ontelaunee in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 403 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1927 By: Unknown
Leesport Bridge
Wall Street Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Wall Street (PA-1003) Over Schuylkill River in Leesport: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 213 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1915 By: Whitaker and Diehl of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Penn Street Over Maiden Creek in Lenhartsville: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1922 By: Paul D. Kauffman of Reading, Pennsylvania and Charles F. Sanders
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Eagle Road (TR-794) Over Moselem Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1905 By: New Jersey Bridge Company of Manasquan, New Jersey and Dreibelbis and Company
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Old PA-22 Over Maiden Creek in Lenhartsville: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1950 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Old River Road Bridge
Schuylkill Road
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Old River Road (Schuylkill Road) (TR-363) Over Indian Corn Creek in Robeson Township: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Continuous Slab, Fixed
Length: 43 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1917 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Oley Street in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 105 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built By: Unknown
Penn Street Bridge
Penn Street Viaduct
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Penn Street (US-422 Business) Over Schuylkill River, Front Street, and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,337 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 55 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1913 By: L. H. Focht and Son and Benjamin Herman Davis
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Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Manatawny Creek and Pine Forge Road in Pine Forge: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Elliptical Deck Arch,
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
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Poplar Neck Road Over Schuylkill River in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 550 ft. Main Span: 91 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1918 By: Whitaker and Diehl of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Railroad (Conrail) Over Schuylkill River in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 654 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
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Poplar Neck Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1914 By: Unknown
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Poplar Neck Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 68 ft. Main Span: 67 ft. Roadway: 25.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
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Union Canal Nonmotorized Trail Over Plum Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal (Cast Iron) Rivet-Connected Howe Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 53 ft. Main Span: 53 ft. Roadway: 7.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1869 By: Simon Dreibelbies
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Old Wyomissing Road Over Wyomissing Creek in Wyomissing: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Unknown
Scarlets Mill Bridge
Horseshoe Trail Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Horseshoe Trail Over Railroad (Abandoned Reading Railroad) in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal (Cast Iron) 10 Panel Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1881 By: Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and John L. Foreman
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School Street (TR-423) Over Sixpenny Creek in Union Township: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1907 By: Ferro-Concrete Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Schuylkill Avenue (PA-183) Over Schuylkill River, River Road, and Railroad in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 670 ft. Main Span: 106 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1924 By: Seeds and Derham of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Charles F. Sanders
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Dutch Mill Road (TR-774) Over Sacony Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 22 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1861 By: Richard Pierce and William Kinney
Spring Street Subway
Spring Street Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Spring Street in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 58 ft. Roadway: 265 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: Hawman Brothers
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Swamp Road in Near Hamburg: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
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Tulpehocken Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Railroad (Conrail) in Reading: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 76 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1954 By: Unknown
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Railroad (Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern) Over Schuylkill River Tributary and Washington Road in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Built By: Unknown and Gustavus A. Nicolls
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Tollgate Road (PA-1022) Over Perkiomen Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: Schuylkill Construction Company and Charles F. Sanders
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Bowers Road (TR-748) Over Maiden Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1883 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Willow Creek in Ontelaunee Township: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
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Long Road (TR-787) Over Maiden Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 154 ft. Main Span: 152 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1904 By: Unknown and Dreibelbis and Company

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