Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at Strawberry Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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6 b&w photos
10 data pages
1 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

TITLE:
Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at Strawberry Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,51-PHILA,729-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 6 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 9 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-92

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N634).

Building/structure dates: 1896 initial construction

See also HABS PA-1669 for additional documentation. Includes photographs.

Significance: The Strawberry Mansion Bridge crosses the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, a National Register-listed historic district. The bridge is significant for its construction under private ownership by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, a streetcar line operating in the park. Nationally recognized bridge engineer Theodore Cooper consulted on the design of this spandrel-braced, three-hinged steel arch structure, which set records within its type for overall length and speed of erection. It is also a major work of the Phoenix Bridge Company, a prolific fabricating and erecting firm.

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Philadelphia County--Philadelphia
steel girder bridges
steel arch bridges

OTHER TITLE:
Fairmount Park Trolley Bridge
Fairmount Park

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3696

CONTROL #:
PA3696

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