General Information
| Other name(s): | Park Trolley Bridge |
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| Completion: | 20 April 1897 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
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| Plan view: |
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| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2003 |
Merit Award
for registered users |
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| 1978 |
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 59' 42.97" N 75° 11' 37.71" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 61.0 m | |
| total length | 378.6 m |
Materials
| arches |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was built in 1896–1897 by the Phoenix Iron Company in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, under private ownership by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, which operated trolleys over the bridge, 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."
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Strawberry Mansion Bridge" and modified on December 7, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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09/11/2023 - Last updated on:
10/11/2023
