| Reading Viaduct / The Rail Park | |
|---|---|
 View of Phase I of The Rail Park from just west of the 12th Street overpass | |
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| Type | Elevated urban linear park; public park |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′36″N 75°09′32″W / 39.96°N 75.159°W |
| Opened | June 14, 2018 |
| Status | Open |
The Reading Viaduct, also called The Rail Park, is a disused elevated rail line in the Callowhill district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that has been partly transformed into a rail trail.
In 2010, the Center City District and a new community organization, Friends of the Rail Park, began to evaluate options to convert the abandoned viaduct into an elevated park.[1][2]
On October 31, 2016, construction began on the plan's Phase 1, which added a boardwalk, benches, landscaping, and swings along a quarter-mile (400-meter) section of the viaduct from Broad Street to Callowhill Street;[3] it also reinforced the existing 13th street bridge.[4] The Phase 1 section opened to the public on June 14, 2018.[5][6]
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