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Barrett, William Edmund, creator
Title
LOOKING NW, WITH READING DEPOT IN BACKGROUND. - Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, Foot of Sixth Street at Schuylkill River (formerly spanned Philadelphia and Reading main line at Reading Depot), Reading, Berks County, PA
Description
Hildenbrand, William (Wilhelm); John A. Roebling's Sons Com pany; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad; American Society of Civil Engineers, Reading Branch; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail); Empire Wrecking Company; Spivey, Justin M, historian; Barrett, William Edmund, photographer; Lowe, Jet, photographer
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Berks County; Reading
Date 1975
date QS:P571,+1975-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER PA,6-READ,12-2
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • See also HAER PA-121 for related documentation. Includes photographs.
  • Significance: The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad's pedestrian suspension bridge was typical of short spans produced by the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, a major designer and builder of suspension bridges in the U.S. Although the bridge was partially demolished in 1983, one tower was relocated to a county park, where it now stands as a state civil engineering landmark.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N585
  • Survey number: HAER PA-120
  • Building/structure dates: 1886-1887 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1782.photos.355800p
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