Opened 7 January 1813 Longest span 104 m Engineer Louis Wernwag | Destruction date 1838 Body of water Schuylkill River Destroyed by Fire | |
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Similar Schuylkill River, Spring Garden Street Bri, Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad, Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Girard Point Bridge | ||
The Colossus Bridge – also known as Fairmount Bridge, Colossus of Fairmount or Upper Ferry Bridge (and formally as the Lancaster Schuylkill Bridge) – was a record-setting timber bridge across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia. It was built in 1812 by Louis Wernwag, and was considered his finest bridge design. It had a clear span of 340 feet (103.6 m) (contemporary US Record) and was the first long span bridge to use iron rods.
The bridge was destroyed September 1, 1838, by fire. The bridge was succeeded by Charles Ellet, Jr.'s wire suspension bridge and then the Callowhill Street truss bridge. The modern bridge at this site is the Spring Garden Street Bridge.
The bridge was located near 39°57′50″N 75°11′00″W.
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