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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| Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates | Notes |
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Philadelphia |
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| Girard Point Bridge | Interstate 95 | Mud Island, Southwest Philadelphia and South Philadelphia | Two deck bridge upper deck southbound |
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| George C. Platt Bridge | PA 291 | |||
| Passyunk Avenue Bridge | Passyunk Avenue | |||
| B&O Railroad Bridge | CSX Philadelphia Subdivision | Swing Bridge | ||
| PW&B Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Bridge No. 1) | Open Swing Bridge, abandoned, HAER documentation | |||
| Gray's Ferry Bridge (Newkirk Viaduct) | ||||
| University Avenue Bridge | University Avenue | |||
| Schuylkill Expressway Bridge | Interstate 76 | |||
| Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge | CSX Harrisburg Subdivision | |||
| PECO utility tunnel | Electric and steam utility lines | |||
| South Street Bridge | Opened November 6, 2010 | |||
| Walnut Street Bridge | Walnut Street | |||
| Chestnut Street Bridge | PA 3 East | |||
| Market Street Bridge | ||||
| Market-Frankford Line Tunnel | SEPTA Market-Frankford Line | |||
| John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge | PA 3 West | |||
| SEPTA Regional Rail bridge | SEPTA Regional Rail | All lines | ||
| Vine Street Expressway Bridge | Interstate 676 U.S. Route 30 |
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| Spring Garden Street Bridge | Spring Garden Street | Originally the Colossus Bridge | ||
| West River Drive Bridge | Martin Luther King, Jr. (formerly West River) Drive | |||
| Fairmount Water Works Dam | ||||
| Girard Avenue Bridge | U.S. Route 13 | HABS documentation | ||
| Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge | SEPTA Trenton Line SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line Amtrak Northeast Corridor New Jersey TransitAtlantic City Line |
HAER documentation, HABS documentation | ||
| Columbia Railroad Bridge | CSX Trenton Subdivision | |||
| Strawberry Mansion Bridge | Strawberry Drive | HAER documentation, HABS documentation | ||
| Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, aka Falls Rail Bridge (Stone) | CSX Trenton Subdivision | HAER documentation | ||
| Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls | CSX Trenton Subdivision | HAER documentation | ||
| Twin Bridges | U.S. Route 1 | |||
| Falls Bridge | ||||
| City Avenue bridges | ||||
Montgomery County – Philadelphia |
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| Pencoyd Bridge (rail bridge) | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | |||
| Rail Bridge | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | HAER documentation | ||
| Manayunk Bridge (rail bridge) | SEPTA Cynwyd Line to Manayunk | Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk | Disused since 1986 (line was truncated at Cynwyd), HAER documentation | |
| Green Lane bridge | West Manayunk and Manayunk | |||
| Flat Rock Dam | Belmont Hills and Shawmont | |||
Montgomery County |
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| Fayette Street bridge | West Conshohocken and Conshohocken | |||
| Plymouth Dam | West Conshohocken and Connaughtown | |||
| Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge | Interstate 476 | West Conshohocken and Connaughtown | ||
| Upper Merion & Plymouth Rail bridge | Swedeland and Ivy Rock | |||
| Trenton Cutoff Rail bridge | Swedesburg and Black Horse | |||
| Schuylkill River Turnpike bridge | Interstate 276 | Swedesburg and Black Horse | ||
| DeKalb Bridge | U.S. Route 202 North | Bridgeport and Norristown | ||
| Philadelphia & Western Rail bridge | SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line(Route 100) | Bridgeport and Norristown | ||
| Norristown Dam | Bridgeport and Norristown | |||
| Rail bridge | Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes I. | Crosses under Dannehower Bridge on north side of Barbadoes I. |
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| Dannehower Bridge | U.S. Route 202 South | Bridgeport and Norristown via Barbadoes I. | Twin Span | |
| Rail bridge | Barbadoes I. and Norristown | Merges with RR crossing above | ||
| Haws Avenue bridge | Barbadoes I. and Norristown | Barbadoes I. power plant access | ||
| [New] Betzwood Bridge | U.S. Route 422 | Port Kennedy and Betzwood | Twin Span | |
| [Old] Betzwood Bridge | PA 363 / S. Trooper Road | Port Kennedy and Betzwood | Demolished in early 2000s, replacement bridge planned, pending funding |
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Chester County – Montgomery County |
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| Pawlings Road bridge | Phoenixville and Audubon | |||
| Rail bridge | Valley Forge and Oaks | Former RDG Perkiomen Branch. Now part of NS Devault Secondary, currently inactive as a branch | ||
| Dam | Island and Oaks | |||
| Mont Clare Bridge | PA 29 / Bridge Street | Phoenixville and Mont Clare | Formerly Gordon's, Starr's or Jacob's ford | |
| Rail bridge | Phoenixville and Mont Clare | PRR Schuylkill Branch; now NS Devault Secondary. Currently out of service | ||
| Black Rock Dam | Phoenixville and Mont Clare | |||
| Black Road Road bridge | PA 113 | Phoenixville and Mingo | ||
| Rail bridge | Black Rock Tunnel, Phoenixville and Upper Providence Township | Former RDG main line; now NS Harrisburg Line | ||
| Rail bridge | Cromby and Mingo | RDG (currently NS) industrial spur serving Cromby Power Plant | ||
| East Bridge Street bridge | Spring City and Royersford | |||
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Spring City and Royersford | PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Royersford | ||
| Vincent Dam (breached, removed 2009) | East Vincent Township and Linfield | Schuylkill Canal Navigation Dam, Removed 2009 | ||
| Rail bridge (Removed) | Parker Ford and Linfield | |||
| Limerick Road bridge | Parker Ford and Linfield | |||
| Sanatoga Road Bridge (ruin, removed, approaches macadam, ) | Fricks Lock and Sanatoga | |||
| Rail bridge | Conrail | Fricks Lock and Pottstown | ||
| Bridge | U.S. Route 422 | Kenilworth and Pottstown | ||
| Keim Street bridge | Keim Street | Kenilworth and Pottstown | Official Name: Madison Bridge. Closed October 2010 after a bridge inspection. Scheduled for replacement or repair. | |
| Hanover Street bridge | North Coventry Township and Pottstown | |||
| Bridge | PA 100 | North Coventry Township and Pottstown | ||
| Rail Bridge (Abandoned) | North Coventry Township and Pottstown | Serviced pig iron works in North Coventry. Was a spur off of Reading Railroad. | ||
| Bridge | U.S. Route 422 | North Coventry Township and Stowe | ||
Berks County |
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| Road Bridge | Unionville and Douglassville | |||
| Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge | Schuylkill River Trail | Unionville and Douglassville | ||
| Monocacy Bridge | Main St. | Monocacy and Monocacy Station | ||
| Rt 82 Bridge | PA 345 | Birdsboro and Baumstown | Former PA 82 Route Bridge | |
| Rail Bridge | Birdsboro and Baumstown | |||
| Road Bridge | Gibraltar Rd. | Gibraltar and Lorane | ||
| Highway Bridge | U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass | Ridgewood and Reiffton | ||
| Highway Bridge | U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | ||
| Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge | Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | ||
| Rail Bridge | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | |||
| Road Bridge | Poplar Neck Road | Poplar Neck and Ridgewood | ||
| Rail Bridge | Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | |||
| Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge | Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail | Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | ||
| Highway Bridge | U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass | Kenhorst and Poplar Neck | ||
| Peacock's Lock Viaduct | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad | HAER documentation | ||
| Road Bridge | Cross Keys Road | |||
| Road Bridge | Wall Street | Leesport | ||
| Road Bridge | Bellemans Church Road | Leesport and Dauberville | ||
| Road Bridge | Main Street | Shoemakersville and Mohrsville | ||
| Road Bridge | Miller Street | Shoemakersville | ||
| Berne Bridge | Fisher Dam Road (TR 952) | Berne | 1889 truss bridge; 1896 per this website | |
Schuylkill County |
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| Bridge | PA 61 | Port Clinton, Tilden Township | Connects Schuylkill and Berks Counties | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern | Port Clinton | Yard access to Reading and Northern headquarters/carries Tamaqua branch | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | ||
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Pennsylvania Railroad abandoned | West Brunswick Township | Carried Pennsylvania Railroad (Pennsy) across Schuylkill River then Reading main line | |
| Bridge (abandoned) | River Road/East Deer View Drive | Auburn | Closed in 2000 due to structural deficiencies. Still open to pedestrial traffic. | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Auburn | ||
| Bridge | Route 895 | West Brunswick Township | ||
| Rail bridge | Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned) active siding for industry | West Brunswick Township | Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories | |
| Rail bridge | Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned) active siding from Reading and Northern | West Brunswick Township | Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | ||
| Landingville Dam | West Brunswick Township | Desilting dam | ||
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | West Brunswick Township | Stone arch construction | |
| Bridge | Tunnel Road | West Brunswick Township | Wooden deck single lane vehicle bridge | |
| Bridge | Meadow Drive/Main Street, Landingville | Landingville | ||
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | North Manheim Township | ||
| Bridge | Route 443, Columbia Street, Schuylkill Haven | Schuylkill Haven | Partially renovated in 2007 | |
| Rail bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Schuylkill Haven | ||
| Bridge | Fritz Reed Avenue | Schuylkill Haven | Provides vehicle access to Schuylkill Haven Island Park (Irish Flats) | |
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | abandoned industrial siding | Schuylkill Haven | ||
| dam (breached) | Schuylkill Haven | Sunked wood and concrete dam breached in center | ||
| Bridge | Route 183, Pottsville Street, Cressona | Cressona | ||
| Bridge | Route 61 exit ramp to Route 183 | Cressona | ||
| Bridge | Access to Cressona Mall | Cressona | ||
| Bridge | Mount Carbon Arch Road | Mount Carbon | ||
| Rail Bridge | Reading and Northern main line | Pottsville | ||
| Rail bridge (abandoned) | Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned) | Pottsville | Concrete arch with no track remaining | |
| Bridge | PA 61 | Pottsville | ||
| Bridge | Access to medical plaza | Pottsville | ||
| Bridge (abandoned) | Collin Street | Pottsville and Palo Alto | Closed in 2006, still open to pedestrian traffic. Slated for replacement. | |