Other name(s) Park Trolley Bridge Clearance below 9 m Construction started 1896 Location Fairmount Park | Design Steel arch Total length 379 m Opened 20 April 1897 Bridge type Truss arch bridge | |
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Carries Strawberry Mansion Drive Crosses Schuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail, Kelly Drive, Martin Luther King Drive Locale Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Official name Strawberry Mansion Bridge Similar Schuylkill River, Historic Strawberry Mansion, Falls Bridge, Columbia Railroad Bridge, Girard Avenue Bridge | ||
Schuylkill river trail falls bridge to strawberry mansion bridge
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
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It was built in 1896–1897 by the Phoenix Iron Company, 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.