Strawberry Mansion Bridge

Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°59′42″N 75°11′38″W / 39.995°N 75.194°W / 39.995; -75.194CarriesStrawberry Mansion DriveCrossesSchuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail, Kelly Drive, Martin Luther King DriveLocaleFairmount Park, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOfficial nameStrawberry Mansion BridgeOther name(s)Park Trolley BridgeCharacteristicsDesignSteel archTotal length1,242.2 feet (378.6 m)Width80.0 feet (24.4 m): roadway, originally 40.0 feet (12.2 m)), currently 32.2 feet (9.8 m)); pedestrian walk 12.0 feet (3.7 m); former trolley right-of-way 28.0 feet (8.5 m)Longest span200.1 feet (61.0 m)HistoryOpenedApril 20, 1897, reopened 1995Closed1991-1995 for renovationsStatisticsDaily traffic14,500 (1996)TollnoneLocationMap
Roadway on left, pedestrian walk, former trolley tracks on right

The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

It was built in 1896–1897 by the Phoenix Iron Company in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,[3] under private ownership by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, which operated trolleys over the bridge,[2] with pedestrian and carriage lanes on the north side. Trolley service was discontinued in 1946.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission designated the bridge as a historic structure on September 7, 1978.

From 1991 to 1995, the bridge was closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic while it was restored to its historical appearance. As of 2010, the bridge remains in use, carrying vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

The bridge was featured in season 9, episode 5 of the American sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, titled "Mac Day."

See also

  • Philadelphia portal

References

  1. ^ Article at "Workshop of the World"
  2. ^ a b "Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at Strawberry Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA". Loc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ^ "Strawberry Mansion Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

External links

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Crossings of the Schuylkill River
Upstream
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls
 Strawberry Mansion Bridge
 Downstream
Columbia Bridge

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