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Goshen Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Goshen Road (PA-1034) Over Darby Creek in Rural: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 84 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 21.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1905 By: J. A. Morris

Even though it is not a truly ancient stone arch, this beautiful bridge has an elaborate design that is drawn from ancient European bridges.

Saw Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.1 Miles (1.8 Kilometers)

Saw Mill Road Over Darby Creek in Rural: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 54 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: D. B. Hoover

This is an unaltered and traditional example of a concrete arch bridge.

Darby Paoli Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.9 Miles (3.1 Kilometers)

Darby Paoli Road (PA-1015) Over Little Darby Creek in Rural: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 24 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Added concrete has concealed much of the beauty of this brick and stone arch bridge.

St. Davids Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.6 Kilometers)

St. Davids Road (PA-1046) Over Darby Creek in Rural: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 26 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1810 By: Thomas Welch

One side of this ancient bridge is a nice looking stone arch and the other side has been covered in shotcrete.

Waterloo Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.3 Miles (5.4 Kilometers)

Waterloo Road (PA-2021) Over Darby Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Unknown and Nathan R. Rambo

This is an early, unaltered, and skewed example of a concrete arch bridge.

Cokes Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Whitehorse Road (PA-1005) Over Crum Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 28 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: R. T. Meredith and Nathan R. Rambo

This is a small but beautiful example of the unusual brick and stone combination bridges in the county.

Ridley Creek Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (SEPTA, Media/Elwyn Line) Over Ridley Creek and Ridley Creek Road in Media: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 680 ft.

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional tower and girder style railroad bridge.

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Howellville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

Howellville Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Howellville (Tredyffrin Township): Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1879 By: Unknown

This bridge is a very old and rare example of its kind, yet remains in good condition.

Lindbergh Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.7 Miles (10.7 Kilometers)

Marple Avenue Over Darby Creek in Clifton Heights: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 394 ft. Main Span: 257 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Carl R. Camp of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and George Wright

This bridge is an impressive concrete deck arch bridge with attractive ornamental details.

Jaffrey Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.3 Kilometers)

Jaffrey Road Over Crum Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

This bridge is a concrete arch with a stone facing so it looks like a stone arch bridge,

Darby Creek Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (SEPTA, Media/Elwyn Line) Over Darby Creek and Scottdale Road in Lansdowne and Clifton Heights: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 333 ft.

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional tower and girder style railroad bridge.

Wilson Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Wilson Road (TR-593) Over Valley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1886 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

An excellent, unaltered example of a truss bridge built by a local bridge builder.

Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 Kilometers)

Mill Road Over Valley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 30 ft. Main Span: 28 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This bridge has an attractive marble keystone and retains good overall historic integrity.

Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12.1 Kilometers)

Mill Road (TR-540) Over Valley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 37 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1882 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This small pony truss has an unusual design detail.

Garrett Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.5 Kilometers)

Garrett Mill Road Over Ridley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Welded Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 43 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Chester County Maintenance Forces and Harry K. Ellis

This is an extremely old example of a welded truss bridge.

Cedar Hollow Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Cedar Hollow Road in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a very narrow stone arch overpass with a brick barrel interior.

Wawa Road Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.3 Kilometers)

Wawa Road Over Unnamed Creek in Chester Heights: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: George Wood

This is a tiny stone culvert.

Dutton Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

Dutton Mill Road Over Ridley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 32 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

One of several bridges in Chester County that combine traditional stone technology with period reinforced concrete technology.

Warren Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Warren Avenue in Malvern: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is one of a number of Pennsylvania Railroad overpasses that are stone except for the arch ring and barrel which is brick.

Pawlings Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (15 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Pawlings Road in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This plate girder overpass is configured as two structures sharing the same abutments.

Darby Creek Railroad Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (15 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail, Former Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Darby Creek in Ridley Park and Essington: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 283 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Two rare Strauss vertical overhead counterweight bascule bridges sit next to each other at this location.

Oaks Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Reading Railroad) Over Schuylkill River in Oaks: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 6

Built By: Unknown

A traditional deck plate girder on a combination of stone and concrete piers.

Ridley Creek Truss Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Reading Railroad) Over Ridley Creek in Eddystone and Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This abandoned bridge appears to be an older surviving railroad Pratt truss bridge.

Ridley Creek Plate Girder Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Ridley Creek in Eddystone and Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This through plate girder bridge is one of several railroad bridges at this location.

4th Street Bridge
East 4th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

4th Street Over Ridley Creek in Eddystone and Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Carl R. Camp of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and George Wright

This slender concrete arch bridge features a decorative stone facing.

Lancaster Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (SEPTA Paoli-Thorndale Line) Over Lancaster Avenue (US-30) in Malvern: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This railroad overpass has a very strange shape since it deals with a heavy skew in an unusual manner.

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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