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Darby Paoli Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 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: 0.7 Miles (1.2 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.

Saw Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.8 Miles (1.4 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.

Waterloo Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.6 Miles (2.6 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.

Goshen Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.9 Miles (3.1 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.

Cokes Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 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.

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Howellville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.6 Miles (7.4 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.

Wilson Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.2 Miles (8.4 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: 5.5 Miles (8.8 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.

Jaffrey Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 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,

Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 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.

Cedar Hollow Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.6 Miles (10.6 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.

Ridley Creek Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (10.9 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.

Garrett Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (10.9 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.

Pawlings Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (12 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.

Warren Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12 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.

Oaks Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12.1 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.

Dutton Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 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.

Lancaster Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 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.

Lindbergh Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 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.

Darby Creek Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.5 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.

Wawa Road Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 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.

Pickering Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Pickering Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 15

Built 1897 By: Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This bridge is both curved and has a grade, making it unusual among railroad bridges.

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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