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6th Street Railroad Bridge North
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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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
Askew Bridge
Soap and Whiskey Bridge, Skew Arch Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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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
Oley Street Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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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
Spring Street Subway
Spring Street Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.8 Kilometers)

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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
Penn Street Bridge
Penn Street Viaduct
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Rough Distance: 0.9 Miles (1.4 Kilometers)

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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
Tulpehocken Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.5 Kilometers)

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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
Buttonwood Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 1.1 Miles (1.8 Kilometers)

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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
Schuylkill Avenue Bridge
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Rough Distance: 1.2 Miles (1.9 Kilometers)

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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
Buttonwood Street Railroad Overpass
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Rough Distance: 1.2 Miles (1.9 Kilometers)

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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
Poplar Neck Road Bridge
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Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4 Kilometers)

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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
Poplar Neck Road Bridge
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Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4.1 Kilometers)

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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
Poplar Neck Plate Girder Bridge
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Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.5 Kilometers)

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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
Poplar Neck Bridge
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Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

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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
Ruth's Bridge
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Rough Distance: 3.2 Miles (5.1 Kilometers)

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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
Allegheny Aqueduct
Gibraltar Aqueduct
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Rough Distance: 4.8 Miles (7.7 Kilometers)

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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
Allegheny Creek Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 4.9 Miles (7.9 Kilometers)

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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
Willow Creek Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 5.2 Miles (8.4 Kilometers)

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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
Rush's Mill Bridge
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Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

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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
Washington Road Railroad Overpass
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Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 Kilometers)

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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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Wiley's Bridge
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Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

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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
Old River Road Bridge
Schuylkill Road
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Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

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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
Indian Corn Creek Aqueduct
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Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

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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
Leesport Bridge
Wall Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

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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
Lake Ontelaunee Bridge
West Shore Drive Bridge
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Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

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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
Jackson Street Railroad Overpass
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Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13 Kilometers)

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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
Birdsboro Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 Kilometers)

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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
X
Birdsboro Bridge
Birdsboro Viaduct
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Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.9 Kilometers)

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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
Hay Creek Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.3 Kilometers)

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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
Scarlets Mill Bridge
Horseshoe Trail Bridge
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Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

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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

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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