List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Schuylkill River, from the Delaware River upstream to the source. All locations are in Pennsylvania and Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) survey numbers are noted where available.

Crossings ImagesCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinatesNotesPhiladelphiaGirard Point BridgeMud Island, Southwest Philadelphia and South Philadelphia1973Double-deck bridge;upper deck southboundGeorge C. Platt Bridge1949Through truss bridgePassyunk Avenue BridgePassyunk Avenue1983Double-leaf bascule bridgeB&O Railroad BridgeCSX Philadelphia Subdivision1910Swing bridgeGrays Ferry Avenue BridgeGrays Ferry Avenue1976University Avenue BridgeUniversity Avenue1930Double-leaf bascule bridgeSchuylkill Expressway Bridge1956Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad BridgeCSX Harrisburg Subdivision1886Swing bridge (immobilized)PECO utility tunnelElectric and steam utility linesSouth Street BridgeSouth Street2010Opened November 6, 2010Walnut Street BridgeWalnut Street1991Chestnut Street BridgeChestnut Street1957Market Street Bridge1932"Market Street Elevated" Bridge (demolished in 1956)1947-1955Replaced by the Schuylkill River rapid transit tunnelSchuylkill River rapid transit tunnel 1955Replaced the "Market Street Elevated" Bridge in 1955John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge1959SEPTA Regional Rail bridge SEPTA Regional Rail (All lines)Vine Street Expressway Bridge1959Spring Garden Street BridgeSpring Garden Street1965Originally the Colossus BridgeMLK Drive BridgeMartin Luther King, Jr. (formerly West River) Drive1966Passes underneath Spring Garden Street Bridge at center of both bridgesFairmount Water Works Dam1928Girard Avenue Bridge 1972HABS Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge Trenton Line Chestnut Hill West Line Northeast Corridor Atlantic City Line1867HAER , HABS Columbia Railroad BridgeCSX Trenton Subdivision1920Strawberry Mansion BridgeStrawberry Drive1897HAER , HABS Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Bridge at West FallsCSX Trenton Subdivision1890Wrought iron plate girder; HAER Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Schuylkill River ViaductCSX Trenton Subdivision1856Stone arch; HAER Twin Bridges1960Falls BridgeCalumet Street1895HAER City Avenue BridgesCity Avenue1955Montgomery County–PhiladelphiaPencoyd BridgeRail bridge converted to road bridgeBala Cynwyd and Manayunk1900Former PRR industrial spur serving Pencoyd Iron Works and local industries from Schuylkill BranchPhiladelphia & Reading Railroad Mule BridgeNorfolk Southern Venice Industrial TrackBala Cynwyd and Manayunk1889Former Reading, HAER Manayunk Bridge (rail bridge converted to trail bridge)Cynwyd Heritage Trail (formerly SEPTA Cynwyd Line to Manayunk)Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk1918Rail service abandoned 1986 (line truncated at Cynwyd), trail opened 2015, HAER Green Lane BridgeGreen LaneWest Manayunk and Manayunk1928Flat Rock DamBelmont Hills and ShawmontMid-1970s concrete replacement of original crib and timber damMontgomery CountyFayette Street Bridge (Matsonford Bridge)Fayette StreetWest Conshohocken and Conshohocken1987Plymouth Dam (removed)West Conshohocken and ConnaughtownBreached; removed 2009River Map and Water Trail Guide updatePearl Harbor Memorial BridgeWest Conshohocken and ConnaughtownUpper Merion and Plymouth rail bridgeSwedeland and Ivy RockAlso used as private truck roadTrenton Cutoff rail bridgeNorfolk Southern Railway Trenton CutoffSwedesburg and Black Horse1915HAER Schuylkill River BridgeSwedesburg and Black Horse1954DeKalb Veterans Memorial Bridge northboundBridgeport and Norristown1993Bridgeport Bridge Bridgeport and Norristown1912Former Philadelphia and Western Railroad, HAER Norristown DamBridgeport and Norristown Rail bridgeNorfolk SouthernMorrisville Connecting TrackBridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes IslandCrosses under Dannehower Bridge on north side of Barbadoes Island; former Reading passenger main line to Reading and PottsvilleDannehower Bridge southboundBridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes IslandTwin span Rail bridgeCSX Stony Creek BranchBarbadoes Island and NorristownMerges into Norfolk Southern Morrisville Connecting TrackHaws Avenue bridgeBarbadoes Island and NorristownBarbadoes Island power plant accessSchuylkill River Crossing ComplexPort Kennedy and Betzwood2019Previous bridge replaced with a new, five-span structure, long with a total width of , to carry six lanes of trafficSullivan's Bridge([Old] Betzwood Bridge)Former Port Kennedy and Betzwood2016Demolished in 1995, replacement pedestrian and bicycle bridge began construction May 2014 and opened August 19, 2016Chester County–Montgomery CountyPawlings Road bridgePhoenixville and Audubon1987Rail bridgeValley Forge and OaksFormer Reading Perkiomen Branch, now part of Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently inactive as a branchDamIsland and OaksMont Clare BridgePhoenixville and Mont Clare1997Formerly Gordon's, Starr's, or Jacob's fordRail bridgePhoenixville and Mont ClareFormer PRR Schuylkill Branch, now Norfolk Southern Devault Secondary, currently out of serviceBlack Rock DamPhoenixville and Mont ClareBlack Rock BridgePhoenixville and Mingo1916Rail bridgeBlack Rock Tunnel, Phoenixville and Upper Providence TownshipFormer Reading main line, now Norfolk Southern Harrisburg LineRail bridgeCromby and MingoFormer Reading (currently Norfolk Southern) industrial spur serving Cromby Power PlantRoad bridgeEast Bridge StreetSpring City and Royersford1922Rail bridge (abandoned)Spring City and RoyersfordPRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in RoyersfordVincent Dam (removed)East Vincent Township and LinfieldSchuylkill Canal Navigation Dam, breached and removed 2009Rail bridge (removed)Parker Ford and LinfieldPRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in LinfieldLimerick Road bridgeParker Ford and Linfield1932Sanatoga Road Bridge (removed)Fricks Lock and SanatogaRuin; macadam approachesRail bridge (abandoned)ConrailFricks Lock and PottstownFormer PRR Schuylkill BranchRoad bridgeKenilworth and Pottstown2016Madison BridgeKeim StreetKenilworth and Pottstown1935Closed October 2010 after a bridge inspection, scheduled for replacement or repairHanover Street BridgeHanover StreetNorth Coventry Township and Pottstown1975Road bridgeNorth Coventry Township and PottstownRail bridge (abandoned)North Coventry Township and PottstownFormer Reading spur, serviced Warwick Iron and Steel Company slag dumping operationsRoad bridgeNorth Coventry Township and Stowe1965Berks CountyRoad bridgeRiver RoadUnionville (Union Township) and Douglassville1951Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge)Schuylkill River TrailUnionville (Union Township) and DouglassvilleMonocacy BridgeMain StreetMonocacy (Union Township) and Monocacy Station1914Road bridgeBirdsboro and Baumstown2014Former Rail bridgeNorfolk SouthernBirdsboro and Baumstown1925Reading Belt Branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line; also former Reading Wilmington and Northern branchRoad bridgeGibraltar RoadGibraltar and Lorane1974Highway bridgeRidgewood and Reiffton1963Highway bridgePoplar Neck and Ridgewood1963Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge)Schuylkill River Trail – Thun TrailPoplar Neck and RidgewoodRail bridgeNorfolk SouthernPoplar Neck and RidgewoodReading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg LineRoad bridgePoplar Neck RoadPoplar Neck and Ridgewood1917Rail bridgeNorfolk SouthernKenhorst and Poplar NeckReading Belt branch of Norfolk Southern Harrisburg LineRail bridge (converted to trail bridge)Schuylkill River Trail – Thun TrailKenhorst and Poplar NeckHighway bridgeKenhorst and Poplar Neck1963Road bridgeKenhorst and ReadingRail bridge (converted to trail bridge)Schuylkill River Trail – Thun TrailWest Reading and ReadingRoad bridgeWest Reading and ReadingRoad bridgeButtonwood StreetWest Reading and ReadingRail bridgeNorfolk SouthernWest Reading and ReadingNS Harrisburg LineRoad bridgeReadingRoad bridgeCartech RoadReading{Private}Shepps Dam railroad bridgeNorfolk SouthernReadingNorfolk Southern Reading Line (Allentown–Reading)Road bridgeReadingRoad bridgeReading1966Peacock's Lock ViaductReading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad1856HAER Road bridgeCross Keys Road1973Road bridgeWall StreetLeesport2018Road bridgeBellemans Church RoadLeesport and Dauberville1991Road bridgeMain StreetShoemakersville and Mohrsville1937Road bridgeMiller StreetShoemakersville2019Berne BridgeFisher Dam Road (TR 952)Berne20151889 truss bridge; 1896 per this websiteRoad bridgeHamburg and West HamburgRoad bridgeState StreetHamburg and West Hamburg1927Old US 22Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge)Schuylkill River TrailHamburg and West HamburgFormer PRR Schuylkill BranchRoad bridgeHamburg and West HamburgSchuylkill CountyRoad bridgePort Clinton, Tilden Township1955Connects Schuylkill and Berks CountiesRail bridgeReading and NorthernPort ClintonYard access to Reading and Northern headquarters, carries Tamaqua branchRail bridgeReading and Northern main lineWest Brunswick TownshipRail bridge (abandoned)Former Pennsylvania RailroadWest Brunswick TownshipCarried Pennsylvania Railroad (Pennsy) across Schuylkill River then Reading main lineRoad bridge (abandoned)River Road/East Deer View DriveAuburn1903Closed to vehicles in 2000 due to structural deficiencies, still open to pedestrian trafficRail bridgeReading and Northern main lineAuburnRoad bridgeWest Brunswick Township1924Rail bridgeFormer Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding for industryWest Brunswick TownshipClosed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factoriesRail bridgeFormer Pennsylvania Railroad, now active siding from Reading and NorthernWest Brunswick TownshipClosed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factoriesRail bridgeReading and Northern main lineWest Brunswick TownshipLandingville DamWest Brunswick TownshipDesilting damRail bridgeReading and Northern main lineWest Brunswick TownshipStone arch constructionRoad bridgeTunnel RoadWest Brunswick Township1925Wooden deck, single-lane vehicle bridgeRoad bridgeMeadow Drive/Main StreetLandingville1923Rail bridgeReading and Northern main lineNorth Manheim TownshipRoad bridgeSchuylkill Haven1921Partially renovated in 2007 ~Rail bridgeReading and Northern main lineSchuylkill HavenRoad bridgeFritz Reed AvenueSchuylkill Haven1929Provides vehicle access to Schuylkill Haven Island Park (Irish Flats)Rail bridge (abandoned)Abandoned industrial sidingSchuylkill HavenDam (removed)Schuylkill HavenSunken wood and concrete dam breached in centerRoad bridgeCressona1951Road bridge exit ramp to Cressona1951Road bridgeAccess to Cressona MallCressonaRoad bridgeMount Carbon Arch RoadMount Carbon1925Rail bridgeReading and Northern main linePottsvilleRail bridge (abandoned)Former Pennsylvania RailroadPottsvilleConcrete arch with no track remainingBridgePottsville2015BridgeAccess to medical plazaPottsvilleRoad bridge (abandoned)Collin StreetPottsville and Palo AltoClosed in 2006, still open to pedestrian traffic, slated for replacement

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