List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

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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.

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[edit] Philadelphia

Bridge Route Location Coordinates Notes
Girard Point Bridge Interstate 95 Mud Island, Southwest Philadelphia and South Philadelphia 39°53′32″N, 75°11′50″W Two deck bridge
upper deck South bound
George C. Platt Bridge PA 291 39°53′53″N, 75°12′42″W
Passyunk Avenue Bridge 39°55′11″N, 75°12′07″W
Rail bridge CSX Philadelphia Subdivision 39°56′08″N, 75°12′21″W Swing Bridge
Rail bridge 39°56′26″N, 75°12′18″W Open Swing Bridge, abandoned
Grays Ferry Avenue bridge 39°56′28″N, 75°12′18″W
University Avenue bridge 39°56′34″N, 75°11′49″W
Schuylkill Expressway bridge Interstate 76 39°56′31″N, 75°11′38″W
Arsenal Bridge CSX Harrisburg Subdivision 39°56′36″N, 75°11′30″W
South Street bridge 39°56′49″N, 75°11′13″W
Walnut Street Bridge 39°57′06″N, 75°10′54″W
Chestnut Street Bridge PA 3 East 39°57′11″N, 75°10′52″W
Market Street Bridge 39°57′16″N, 75°10′49″W
Market-Frankford Line Tunnel SEPTA Market-Frankford Line 39°57′16″N, 75°10′49″W
John F. Kennedy Boulevard bridge PA 3 West 39°57′20″N, 75°10′48″W
SEPTA Regional Rail bridge SEPTA Regional Rail 39°57′22″N, 75°10′47″W
Vine Street Expressway bridge Interstate 676
U.S. Route 30
39°57′36″N, 75°10′48″W
Spring Garden Street bridge 39°57′51″N, 75°11′01″W
West River Drive bridge 39°57′52″N, 75°11′02″W
Waterworks Dam 39°58′02″N, 75°11′11″W
Girard Bridge U.S. Route 13 39°58′31″N, 75°11′36″W
Rail Bridge SEPTA R7 Trenton
SEPTA R8 Chestnut Hill West
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
39°58′35″N, 75°11′38″W
Columbia Bridge CSX Trenton Subdivision 39°59′06″N, 75°12′14″W
Strawberry Mansion Bridge 39°59′43″N, 75°11′38″W
Rail bridge CSX Trenton Subdivision 40°00′21″N, 75°11′32″W
Rail bridge 40°00′23″N, 75°11′33″W
Roosevelt Expressway bridge U.S. Route 1 40°00′24″N, 75°11′35″W
Falls Bridge 40°00′30″N, 75°11′51″W
City Avenue bridges 40°00′42″N, 75°12′21″W

[edit] Montgomery County - Philadelphia

Bridge Route Location Coordinates Notes
Rail Bridge Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 40°01′00″N, 75°12′48″W
Rail Bridge Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 40°01′19″N, 75°13′10″W
Rail Bridge Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk 40°01′31″N, 75°13′35″W
Green Lane bridge West Manayunk and Manayunk 40°01′34″N, 75°13′41″W
Flat Rock Dam Belmont Hills and Shawmont 40°02′23″N, 75°14′49″W

[edit] Montgomery County

Bridge Route Location Coordinates Notes
Fayette Street bridge West Conshohocken and Connaughtown 40°04′14″N, 75°18′34″W
Plymouth Dam West Conshohocken and Connaughtown 40°04′30″N, 75°18′57″W
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Interstate 476 West Conshohocken and Connaughtown 40°04′42″N, 75°19′05″W
Rail bridge Swedeland and Ivy Rock 40°05′26″N, 75°19′17″W
Rail bridge Swedesburg and Black Horse 40°06′10″N, 75°19′30″W
Schuylkill River Turnpike bridge Interstate 276 Swedesburg and Black Horse 40°06′12″N, 75°19′31″W
DeKalb Bridge U.S. Route 202 North (Business) Bridgeport and Norristown 40°06′36″N, 75°20′40″W
Rail bridge Bridgeport and Norristown 40°06′38″N, 75°20′47″W
Norristown Dam Bridgeport and Norristown 40°06′38″N, 75°20′49″W
Rail bridge Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes I. 40°06′43″N, 75°21′08″W Crosses under Dannehower Bridge
on north side of Barbadoes I.
Dannehower Bridge U.S. Route 202 South Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes I. 40°06′42″N, 75°21′01″W Twin Span
Rail bridge Barbadoes I. and Norristown 40°06′28″N, 75°21′03″W Merges with RR crossing above
Haws Avenue bridge Barbadoes I. and Norristown 40°06′55″N, 75°21′22″W Barbadoes I. power plant access
[New] Betzwood Bridge U.S. Route 422 Port Kennedy and Betzwood 40°06′27″N, 75°25′12″W Twin Span
[Old] Betzwood Bridge PA 363 / S. Trooper Road Port Kennedy and Betzwood 40°06′27″N, 75°25′14″W Demolished in early 2000s,
new bridge planned for 2007

[edit] Chester County - Montgomery County

Bridge Route Location Coordinates Notes
Pawlings Road bridge Phoenixville and Audubon 40°06′53″N, 75°28′14″W
Rail bridge Valley Forge and Oaks 40°07′29″N, 75°27′41″W abandoned, part of SVM plans
Dam Island and Oaks 40°07′44″N, 75°28′17″W
Bridge Street bridge PA 29 Phoenixville and Mont Clare 40°08′07″N, 75°30′31″W
Rail bridge Phoenixville and Mont Clare 40°08′15″N, 75°30′36″W
Black Rock Dam Phoenixville and Mont Clare 40°08′53″N, 75°30′22″W
Black Road Road bridge PA 113 Phoenixville and Mingo 40°09′32″N, 75°30′43″W
Rail bridge Black Rock Tunnel, Phoenixville and Upper Providence Township 40°08′53″N, 75°31′09″W
Rail bridge Cromby and Mingo 40°09′37″N, 75°31′37″W
East Bridge Street bridge Spring City and Royersford 40°10′56″N, 75°32′43″W
Rail bridge (abandoned) Spring City and Royersford 40°11′05″N, 75°32′48″W
Vincent Dam (breached) East Vincent Township and Linfield 40°12′20″N, 75°33′53″W Schuylkill Canal Navigation Dam
Limerick Road bridge Parker Ford and Linfield 40°12′18″N, 75°34′51″W
Sanatoga Road Bridge (ruin) Fricks Lock and Sanatoga 40°14′07″N, 75°35′46″W
Rail bridge Conrail Fricks Lock and Pottstown 40°14′00″N, 75°36′27″W
Bridge U.S. Route 422 Kenilworth and Pottstown 40°13′54″N, 75°37′30″W
Keim Street bridge Kenilworth and Pottstown 40°14′05″N, 75°38′03″W
Hanover Street bridge North Conventry and Pottstown 40°14′32″N, 75°39′04″W
Bridge PA 100 North Conventry and Pottstown 40°14′33″N, 75°39′34″W
Probable Rail bridge North Conventry and Pottstown 40°14′39″N, 75°39′44″W Possibly Trail Bridge
Bridge U.S. Route 422 North Conventry and Stowe 40°14′35″N, 75°40′29″W

[edit] Berks County

Bridge Route Location Coordinates Notes
Road Bridge Unionville and Douglassville 40°14′59″N, 75°43′30″W
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