List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Schuylkill River, from the Delaware River upstream to the source. All locations are in Pennsylvania.
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File:5 Schuylkill Bridges.JPG
Five bridges across the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. From front to back: Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls; Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct; the Twin Bridges carrying US 1 northbound, and southbound; and Falls Bridge.
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Crossings
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates | Notes |
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Philadelphia |
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| Girard Point Bridge |  I-95 |
Mud Island, Southwest Philadelphia and South Philadelphia | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Two deck bridge; upper deck southbound |
| George C. Platt Bridge |  PA 291 |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Passyunk Avenue Bridge | Passyunk Avenue | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Double-leaf bascule bridge | |
| B&O Railroad Bridge | CSX Philadelphia Subdivision | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Swing bridge | |
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Open swing bridge, abandoned, HAER documentation | ||
| Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge | Grays Ferry Avenue | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| University Avenue Bridge | University Avenue | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Double-leaf bascule bridge | |
| Schuylkill Expressway Bridge |  I-76 |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge | CSX Harrisburg Subdivision | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Swing bridge (immobilized) | |
| PECO utility tunnel | Electric and steam utility lines | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| South Street Bridge | South Street | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Opened November 6, 2010 | |
| Walnut Street Bridge | Walnut Street | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Chestnut Street Bridge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
| Market Street Bridge |  PA 3 eastbound |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Market–Frankford Line Tunnel | SEPTA Market-Frankford Line | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Also carries SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines | |
| John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge | PA 3 westbound |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| SEPTA Regional Rail bridge | SEPTA Regional Rail | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | All lines | |
| Vine Street Expressway Bridge |   I-676 / US 30 (Vine Street Expressway) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Spring Garden Street Bridge | Spring Garden Street | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Originally the Colossus Bridge | |
| West River Drive Bridge | Martin Luther King, Jr. (formerly West River) Drive | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Passes underneath Spring Garden Street Bridge at center of both bridges | |
| Fairmount Water Works Dam | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
| Girard Avenue Bridge |  US 13 (Girard Avenue) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HABS documentation | |
| Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge | SEPTA Trenton Line SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line Amtrak Northeast Corridor New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation, HABS documentation | |
| Columbia Railroad Bridge | CSX Trenton Subdivision | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Strawberry Mansion Bridge | Strawberry Drive | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation, HABS documentation | |
| Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls | CSX Trenton Subdivision | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation | |
| Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, aka Falls Rail Bridge (Stone) | CSX Trenton Subdivision | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation | |
| Twin Bridges |  US 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Falls Bridge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation | ||
| City Avenue bridges | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
Montgomery County – Philadelphia |
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| Pencoyd Bridge (rail bridge) | Rail bridge converted to road bridge | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former PRR industrial spur serving Pencoyd Iron Works and local industries from Schuylkill Branch |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern Venice Industrial Track | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Reading, HAER documentation |
| Manayunk Bridge (rail bridge) | SEPTA Cynwyd Line to Manayunk | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Disused since 1986 (line was truncated at Cynwyd), HAER documentation |
| Green Lane bridge | West Manayunk and Manayunk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Flat Rock Dam | Belmont Hills and Shawmont | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Mid-1970s concrete replacement of original crib and timber dam | |
Montgomery County |
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| Fayette Street bridge | West Conshohocken and Conshohocken | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Plymouth Dam (removed) | West Conshohocken and Connaughtown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Breached; removed 2009 River Map and Water Trail Guide update |
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| Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge |  I-476 |
West Conshohocken and Connaughtown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Upper Merion & Plymouth rail bridge | Swedeland and Ivy Rock | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Also used as private truck road | |
| Trenton Cutoff rail bridge | Norfolk Southern Railway Trenton Cutoff | Swedesburg and Black Horse | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation |
| Schuylkill River Bridge |   I-276 / Penna Turnpike |
Swedesburg and Black Horse | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| DeKalb Bridge |  US 202 northbound |
Bridgeport and Norristown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Bridgeport Bridge | SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) | Bridgeport and Norristown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Philadelphia and Western Railroad; HAER documentation |
| Norristown Dam | Bridgeport and Norristown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern Morrisville Connecting Track |
Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes Island | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Crosses under Dannehower Bridge on north side of Barbadoes Island. Former Reading passenger main line to Reading and Pottsville |
| Dannehower Bridge | US 202 southbound |
Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes Island | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Twin Span |
| Rail bridge | CSX Stony Creek Branch | Barbadoes Island and Norristown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Merges into NS Morrisville Connecting Track |
| Haws Avenue bridge | Barbadoes Island and Norristown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Barbadoes Island power plant access | |
| [New] Betzwood Bridge |  US 422 |
Port Kennedy and Betzwood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Twin Span |
| Sullivan's Bridge ([Old] Betzwood Bridge) |
Former  PA 363 (South Trooper Road) |
Port Kennedy and Betzwood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Demolished in 1995,[1] replacement pedestrian and bicycle bridge began construction May 2014 [2] |
Chester County – Montgomery County |
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| Pawlings Road bridge | Phoenixville and Audubon | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Rail bridge | Valley Forge and Oaks | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Reading Perkiomen Branch, now part of Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently inactive as a branch | |
| Dam | Island and Oaks | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Mont Clare Bridge |  PA 29 (Bridge Street) |
Phoenixville and Mont Clare | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Formerly Gordon's, Starr's, or Jacob's ford |
| Rail bridge | Phoenixville and Mont Clare | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former PRR Schuylkill Branch, now Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently out of service | |
| Black Rock Dam | Phoenixville and Mont Clare | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Black Rock Bridge |  PA 113 |
Phoenixville and Mingo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Black Rock Tunnel, Phoenixville and Upper Providence Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Reading main line, now Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line | |
| Rail bridge | Cromby and Mingo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Reading (currently Norfolk Southern) industrial spur serving Cromby Power Plant | |
| Road bridge | East Bridge Street | Spring City and Royersford | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Spring City and Royersford | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Royersford | |
| Vincent Dam (breached, removed 2009) | East Vincent Township and Linfield | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Schuylkill Canal Navigation Dam, Removed 2009 | |
| Rail bridge (removed) | Parker Ford and Linfield | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Linfield | |
| Limerick Road bridge | Parker Ford and Linfield | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Sanatoga Road Bridge (ruin, removed, approaches macadam) | Fricks Lock and Sanatoga | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Conrail | Fricks Lock and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former PRR Schuylkill Branch |
| Road bridge | US 422 |
Kenilworth and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Madison Bridge | Keim Street | Kenilworth and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed October 2010 after a bridge inspection, scheduled for replacement or repair |
| Hanover Street Bridge | Hanover Street | North Coventry Township and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge |  PA 100 |
North Coventry Township and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail Bridge (abandoned) | North Coventry Township and Pottstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former Reading spur, serviced pig iron works in North Coventry | |
| Road bridge | US 422 |
North Coventry Township and Stowe | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Berks County |
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| Road bridge | River Road | Unionville (Union Township) and Douglassville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) | Schuylkill River Trail | Unionville (Union Township) and Douglassville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Monocacy Bridge | Main Street | Monocacy (Union Township) and Monocacy Station | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge |  PA 345 |
Birdsboro and Baumstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former  PA 82 |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern | Birdsboro and Baumstown | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Reading Belt Branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line; also former Reading Wilmington & Northern branch |
| Road bridge | Gibraltar Road | Gibraltar and Lorane | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Highway bridge | US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) |
Ridgewood and Reiffton | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Highway bridge | US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) |
Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) | Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Reading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line |
| Road bridge | Poplar Neck Road | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern | Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Reading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line |
| Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) | Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail | Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Highway bridge | US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass) |
Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge |     US 222 Bus. (Bingaman Street) |
Kenhorst and Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | US 422 Bus. (Penn Street) |
West Reading and Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Buttonwood Street | West Reading and Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern | West Reading and Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | NS Harrisburg Line |
| Road bridge |  PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue) |
Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Cartech Road | Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Shepps Dam railroad bridge | Norfolk Southern | Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | NS Reading Line (Allentown–Reading) |
| Road bridge |  PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) |
Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | US 222 |
Reading | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Peacock's Lock Viaduct | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | HAER documentation | |
| Road bridge | Cross Keys Road | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Road bridge | Wall Street | Leesport | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Bellemans Church Road | Leesport and Dauberville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Main Street | Shoemakersville and Mohrsville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Miller Street | Shoemakersville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Berne Bridge | Fisher Dam Road (TR 952) | Berne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1889 truss bridge; 1896 per this website |
| Road bridge |  PA 61 |
Hamburg and West Hamburg | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | State Street | Hamburg and West Hamburg | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Old US 22 |
| Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) | Schuylkill River Trail | Hamburg and West Hamburg | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former PRR Schuylkill Branch |
| Road bridge |   I-78 / US 22 |
Hamburg and West Hamburg | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Schuylkill County |
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| Road bridge | PA 61 |
Port Clinton, Tilden Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Connects Schuylkill and Berks Counties |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern | Port Clinton | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Yard access to Reading and Northern headquarters, carries Tamaqua branch |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Former Pennsylvania Railroad | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Carried Pennsylvania Railroad (Pennsy) across Schuylkill River then Reading main line |
| Road bridge (abandoned) | River Road/East Deer View Drive | Auburn | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed to vehicles in 2000 due to structural deficiencies, still open to pedestrian traffic |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Auburn | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge |  PA 895 |
West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Former Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding for industry | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories |
| Rail bridge | Former Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding from Reading and Northern | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Landingville Dam | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Desilting dam | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Stone arch construction |
| Road bridge | Tunnel Road | West Brunswick Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Wooden deck, single-lane vehicle bridge |
| Road bridge | Meadow Drive/Main Street | Landingville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | North Manheim Township | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge |  PA 443 (Columbia Street) |
Schuylkill Haven | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Partially renovated in 2007 |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Schuylkill Haven | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Fritz Reed Avenue | Schuylkill Haven | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Provides vehicle access to Schuylkill Haven Island Park (Irish Flats) |
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Abandoned industrial siding | Schuylkill Haven | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Dam (breached) | Schuylkill Haven | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Sunken wood and concrete dam breached in center | |
| Road bridge | PA 183 (Pottsville Street) |
Cressona | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | PA 61 exit ramp to PA 183 |
Cressona | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Access to Cressona Mall | Cressona | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge | Mount Carbon Arch Road | Mount Carbon | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Pottsville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Former Pennsylvania Railroad | Pottsville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Concrete arch with no track remaining |
| Bridge | PA 61 |
Pottsville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Bridge | Access to medical plaza | Pottsville | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Road bridge (abandoned) | Collin Street | Pottsville and Palo Alto | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Closed in 2006, still open to pedestrian traffic, slated for replacement |
