Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA
Summary
Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Trenton Cut-Off, an early low-grade freight line around Philadelphia.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N621
Survey number: HAER PA-538
Building/structure dates: 1890-1891 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1914-1915 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Leonard, H R
Phoenix Bridge Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Location
Swedesburg, 40.22901, -75.38785
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html