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Ironstone Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Ironstone Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This is a small trestle style timber railroad bridge.

Pine Forge Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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

This deck plate girder bridge is actually more significant for its rare and handsome elliptical stone arch approach spans.

Grist Mill Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Colebrookdale Railroad) Over Grist Mill Road in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This overpass bridge comes in the form of a timber trestle style bridge.

Ironstone Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

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

This small concrete arch bridge is noted as a very early surviving example of its type in the region.

Farmington Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

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

This is a small, traditional deck plate girder overpass.

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High Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

High Street (Ridge Pike, PA-4031) Over Manatawny Creek in Pottstown: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 212 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 47.2 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1908 By: Unknown

This is an early, wide, and unaltered example of a deck plate girder with lattice railings.

Ironstone Creek Railroad Truss Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.2 Miles (5.2 Kilometers)

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

This is a traditional example of a riveted Pratt truss railroad bridge.

Douglasville Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.7 Kilometers)

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

This railroad bridge now serves a rail-trail, and is overgrown, making it difficult to photo.

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Madison Bridge
Keim Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

Keim Street Over Schuylkill River in Pottstown: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 749 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 8

Built 1935 By: Unknown

This rare multi-span pony truss bridge is the longest of its type in all of Pennsylvania.

School Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

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

This is an outstanding and unaltered example of an early concrete arch bridge built by a pioneering concrete bridge company to Luten patents.

Coventryville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.3 Kilometers)

Old Ridge Road Over Rock Run in Coventryville: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

A tiny but well-preserved stone arch bridge.

County Park Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

County Park Road Over French Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Morris Knauer and Nathan R. Rambo

This through plate girder is flanked by small stone arch spans at each end.

Fink Truss Bridge
Main Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.5 Kilometers)

Scenic Overlook Over None (Exhibit) in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Fink Deck Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1870 By: Unknown

One of only a few in the country, this is the only Fink truss in Pennsylvania.

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Birdsboro Bridge
Birdsboro Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 Kilometers)

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

This large and unique bridge has a bridge ramp that intersects with it, and this ramp has an original brick deck and railings.

Babtist Church Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

Babtist Church Road (TR-499) Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: John Parker Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

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

Birdsboro Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

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

This attractive concrete arch bridge is magical because everything except the overpass span disappears behind the trees in the summer!

Hay Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (13 Kilometers)

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

This is an unaltered and good representative example of a concrete slab type railroad bridge.

Linfield Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13.1 Kilometers)

Linfield Road (Main Street, PA-1035) Over Schuylkill River in Linfield: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 371 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

This bridge stands out both as a multi-span pony truss and as a state standard polygonal Warren pony truss.

Tysons Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.1 Kilometers)

Bertolet School Road Over French Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This bridge documents both a national trend and a bridge builder transition into riveted connections.

Barto Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.4 Kilometers)

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

This small bridge has an attractive appearance and is historically significant for its early construction date.

Old Schuylkill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.4 Kilometers)

Old Schuylkill Road Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 53 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1804 By: James Brooke

This small stone arch structure is the oldest bridge in Chester County.

Warwick Furnace Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.4 Kilometers)

Warwick Furnace Road Over South Branch French Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

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

Length: 58 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This bridge is one of a few bridges in the county built by an interesting local builder.

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Anthony's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 Kilometers)

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

Preservationists were attempting to save this attractive truss bridge from demolition, but ultimately the bridge was removed.

Jackson Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Jackson Street in Birdsboro: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is an attractive stone arch overpass, although widened with concrete on one side.

Sheeder Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

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

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 84 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This is the only remaining pin-connected through truss highway bridge in the entire county.

Valley Way Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

Valley Way Road (TR-407) Over South Branch French Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 31 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is a small but attractive bridge that is easilly visible and part of a historic district.

French Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

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

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 104 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1928 By: Unknown

This bridge stands out among the several rural highway plate girder bridges in the county for its two span configuration.

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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