Longest span 46 feet (14 m) Construction begin 1853 Location Reading Material Rock Designer Reading Company | No. of spans 9 Opened 1856 | |
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Address Schuylkill River Trail, Reading, PA 19605, USA Similar Schuylkill River, Lindbergh Viaduct, Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad, Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Girard Point Bridge | ||
Peacock's Lock Viaduct is a stone arch bridge over the Schuylkill River near Reading, Pennsylvania, constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad between 1853 and 1856. It is named for a nearby lock on the Schuylkill Canal. The bridge is notable for its pierced spandrels, or circular openings between the arch rings and the deck. While this feature is found on some European bridges, it is extremely rare, if not completely unique, in the United States.
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