Trail/Pennsy Bridge over Schuylkill River at Douglasville, PA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter returns 403; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

2008 photo by Raymond Klein via ArchivedBridgeHunter, looking North

"Built 1884 as a Pratt Truss. Replaced by concrete Arches in 1912." [ArchivedBrdgeHunter]

Metrotrails posted

Former Schuylkill Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River in Douglasville Pennsylvania, now Schuylkill River Trail.

The 11 arch, concrete closed spandrel deck arch bridge was built in 1912 by the Eyre-Shoemaker Company of Philadelphia. It replaced the original 1884 Pratt through truss bridge that stood immediately on the upstream side of this bridge. Abutments and portions of original piers or pier bases from that span remain today.

The railroad was abandoned in 1986 here.

This bridge has been a flood jam bottleneck in recent years, with high waters depositing trees and debris in the arches, which led to more flooding.

"Just read in the Reading Eagle that the trail that runs over this bridge will be closed starting today while a crane is removing the logjam created under this bridge by debris and trees that fell in the water.A private grant in the amount of $60,000 was obtained for this project which will take 8 days to complete." [Apr 2018 comment by George Oakley via ArchivedBridgeHunter]

This shows the size of some of the trees that get washed down the river during high water.

Photo by Elaine Deutsch via HistoricBridges

1957/58 Boyertown Quad @ 24,000

Hennepin Canal Aqueduct #6 over Spring Creek near Geneseo, IL

(Satellite)

Hennepin Canal overview

Aaron Peter posted
Aqueduct # 6

Hennepin Canal State Park posted via Dennis DeBruler

1913+2013+2026 Salem Turnpike Bridges over Saugus River at Lynn, MA

1913: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter) Belden G Bly Fox Hill Bridge

2013: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter) Acrow Bridge

Under Construction: (Satellite)

The 1913 bridge was a Scherzer rolling lift bridge. In 2013, it was replaced by a temporary Bailey bridge and cable lift movable span so that a replacement Dutch-style bascule bridge could be built. As I write this (Oct 2025) the "temporary" bridge has been used for a dozen years and counting.

The temporary bridge is on the left and the new Dutch-style bridge is on the right.

Street View, Jul 2025

The oldest available street view is 2017. Normally, they go back to 2008, and I could get a street view of the rolling bridge. But not in this case.

This is the rolling bridge.

Photo by Mike Gaffney via BridgeHunter_1913

This is the cable lift span of the temporary bridge.

Photo by Bella Digrazia via BridgeHunter_2013

Douglas Butler posted
From Wikipedia The new Belden G Bly Fox Hill Dutch Bascule Bridge replaced a temporary Acrow drawbridge built in 2013 after the Scherzer Bascule Bridge built in 1912 was replaced. This bridge was constructed in 2023 and carry MA Route 107 Salem Turnpike Western Avenue crossing the Saugus River in Lynn, MA.

The new bridge did not open in 2023. The "temporary" bridge was closed on Oct 15, 2025, because "a field inspection revealed cracking on bridge deck panel assemblies." [cbsnews]

The temporary bridge reopened two days later on Oct 17, 2025. "During the closure, crews worked around the clock to replace or repair 16 affected deck panel assemblies." [MassDOT]

I tried to find why they had to use the Bailey bridge for so long. Part of the reason is that construction did not start until 2020. [BostonHerald, MassDOT_project]

One lane in each direction is supposed to open in Fall of 2025, and the project is supposed to be done in Summer of 2026.

1:21 video @ 0:54

1936-2011 Carolina Southern (CALA)/Atlantic Coast Line Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway near Myrtle Beach, SC

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

"Built 1937; Deemed unsafe 1987; Rehabilitated 1987-97; Reopened 2001; Closed 2011 due to a voluntary shutdown of the CSR....Built to carry single rail line on one side with roadway on other. Bridge repainted in last decade, formerly derelict and rusty, condemned by county." [ArchivedBridgeHunter]

This railroad route is owned by Horry County. [MyrtleBeachOnline]

Street View, Nov 2014

This view makes it obvious that it is a rolling bridge because we can see the rack that it rolls on.

Street View, Jan 2019

yahoo
"While the South Carolina Department of Transportation spent 10 years and millions of dollars repairing the bridge for its reopen in 2001, it would ultimately be the decision of Horry County if the bridge would be dismantled. SCDOT no longer has operation of the bridge."

Eric Kerper posted via Dennis DeBruler

1857 Main Street Bridge over Chagrin River in Chagrin Falls, OH

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter returns 403; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

HistoricBridges
The 115' (35.1m) long bridge has two spans of 40.7' (12.4m).
"This historic bridge is at risk for demolition and replacement!"
Structure Type: Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Fortunately, it was not torn down.

DRONE OHIO posted two images with the comment:

The before's and after's of the Chagrin Falls Main St bridge project, renovated by the awesome Great Lakes Construction company!!! What are your thoughts on this project?

DRONE OHIO IS ALWAYS HAVING FUN!!!

Nana Puppies: Opened Saturday [Oct 25, 2025] about 1pm.

Jeff Holbury Sr shared with the comment: " Before's & After's of Chagrin Falls Main St Bridge!"

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The bridge is just upstream of the town's namesake waterfall.

HistoricBridges

The flow rate varies considerably.

Jason Feinberg (feinbros), Aug 2015

This seems to be a more typical flow.

Fred Martell, May 2023

Given this former diversion dam upstream of the bridge and the significant head of the waterfall, there must have been a millrace on at least one side of the river.

Street View, Apr 2023

It appears that the diversion dam was higher during the interesting turn of the century in order to create these mill ponds.

1906/55 Chagrin Falls Quad @ 62,500

The well-preserved Italianate architecture might indicate that the town was prosperous in the 19th Century, fell on hard times in the 20th Century after steam and electric power was developed and then got rediscovered in the 21st Century.

Street View, Apr 2023

Street View, Apr 2023

CPKC/Reading Wye Bridges over Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA

Stone: (no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Girder: (Satellite)

I can't believe that neither Bridge Hunter nor Historic Bridges has documented at least the stone arch bridge.

Lou Caruso posted
Bridge over Schuylkill River, East Falls, Philadelphia

Because of the Falls Bridge trusses in the background of the above photo, it was easy to identify the location of these bridges.

Mark Henninger, Jun 2020

Only the stone arch bridge appears in an 1893 topo map. The steel girder bridge also appears in an 1894 topo map.

1893/93 Germantown Quad @ 62,500

1894/1961 Germantown Quad @ 62,500

Dakota C, Mar 2023

Dakota C, Mar 2023

CPKC owns the bridges. But CSX owns the eastern route.

arcgis

1857-1963 B&O #18, #19 (Silver Run) and #20 Tunnels west of Cairo, WV

#18: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Satellite?) daylighted

#19: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

#20: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Satellite) daylighted

This B&O route is now the North Bend Rail Trail.

#18 Tunnel

This must have been a short tunnel because the topo map doesn't show it, Bridge Hunter has the wrong location, and I could not find a cut (daylighted tunnel) on the satellite map between Tunnel #19 and Tunnel #17.

#19 Tunnel

Mike Tewkesbury posted two photos with the comment:

The Silver Run Tunnel (#19), west of Cairo WV, built 1853-55 for the B&O Railroad. For many years crews and operators alike reported seeing the specter of a dark haired woman wearing a white dress roaming along the railroad tracks at Silver Run. Legend has it that she frequented the right of way on the blackest of nights searching for her lost lover from long ago. In its day, there was no location as remote as the outpost of Silver Run. It was said that the operators, who manned the station during the dead of night, felt as though they were the last people on earth.

Now part of the North Bend Rail Trail

[This was posted on Halloween, Oct 31, 2025.] 

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Because of the severity of the error in the topo map below, it is nice to have this confirmation of the tunnel number.

Greg Snprone, Oct 2024

Tom Neville, Jul 2025

This lighting clearly shows the brick lining.

Sara R, May 2023

#20 Tunnel

One side of the cut is still bare so this daylighted tunnel was easy to spot.

Satellite

And this corresponds with the tunnel marked on the left side of this map excerpt. The route around Silver Run Station is wrong, and thus Tunnel #19 is not shown. The tunnel on the right hand of the excerpt in Tunnel #17. I included it to show that there is no Tunnel 18 marked between #17 and #19.

1907/07 Harrisville Quad @ 62,500