Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge | |
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.jpg) Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge from the southeast in 1999. | |
| Coordinates | 39°58′35″N 75°11′38″W / 39.97639°N 75.19389°W |
| Carries | SEPTA Trenton Line and Chestnut Hill West Line, Amtrak Northeast Corridor, NJT Atlantic City Line |
| Crosses | Girard Avenue, Schuylkill River, Landsdowne Drive |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Other name(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Division, Bridge No. 69 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Longest span | 103 feet (31 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | John A. Wilson (attributed) George Brooke Roberts |
| Constructed by | Thomas Seabrook |
| Opened | 1867 |
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail lines and SEPTA and NJT commuter rail lines over the Schuylkill River. It is located in Fairmount Park, just upstream from the Girard Avenue Bridge.
It is also known as Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Division, Bridge No. 69. Other names include Connecting Railway Bridge, Connection Bridge, New York Connecting Bridge, New York Railroad Bridge, and Junction Railroad Bridge.