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Historic Bridges: Girard Canal (Schuylkill Canal)

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.


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Total Bridges Found: 2

Allegheny Aqueduct
Gibraltar Aqueduct
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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
This is not only a rare surviving stone arch aqueduct, but it is also an extremely old stone arch of any type.
Indian Corn Creek Aqueduct
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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
Buried and abandoned, this is one of several surviving aqueducts related to the Schuylkill Canal, and as such it may date to the 1820s.

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