Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls explained

The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls is a stone and iron plate girder bridge that is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It carries two CSX Trenton Subdivision tracks over Kelly Drive, Schuylkill River, and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (formerly West River Drive).

History and notable features

This was built in 1890 by the Reading Railroad, and forms a "Y" junction with the adjacent Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct (1854).^{[1] [2] [3]}

The bridge consists of an 80feet stone arch over Kelly Drive and eight plate-girder spans that follow a 6-degree curve.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

Notes and References

1. "The Nolan Brothers: Reading's Great Railroad and Bridge Building Firm." Reading, Pennsylvania: The Daily Times and Dispatch, November 16, 1891, p. 11 (subscription required).
2. "The Great Conewago Bridge." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The New Era, October 1, 1892, p. 7 (subscription required).
3. "What M'Leod Did for the Reading." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1893, p. 7 (subscription required).