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Manayunk Bridge, the Glossary

The Manayunk Bridge (also known as the Manayunk Viaduct, Pencoyd Viaduct, and Schuylkill River Railroad Bridge) is an S-shaped former railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River, Schuylkill Canal and Schuylkill Expressway, that connects Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County and the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

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21 relations: Arch bridge, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Concrete, Cynwyd Heritage Trail, Cynwyd Line, Green Lane Bridge, List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania, List of crossings of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk, Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge, Reverse curve, Schuylkill Canal, Schuylkill Expressway, Schuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail, SEPTA, Skew arch, Spall.
1918 establishments in Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1918
Bridges in Philadelphia
Bridges over the Schuylkill River
Historic American Engineering Record in Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia

Arch bridge

An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch.

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Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Bala Cynwyd is a community and census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Cynwyd Heritage Trail

The Cynwyd Heritage Trail is a 1.8-mile rail trail in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's Main Line.

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Cynwyd Line

The Cynwyd Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line from Center City Philadelphia to Cynwyd in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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Green Lane Bridge

The Green Lane Bridge is a concrete arch bridge over the Schuylkill River and carries Green Lane in Philadelphia. Manayunk Bridge and Green Lane Bridge are bridges in Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia.

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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania.

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List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Schuylkill River, from the Delaware River upstream to the source. Manayunk Bridge and list of crossings of the Schuylkill River are bridges over the Schuylkill River.

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Manayunk, Philadelphia

Manayunk is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Manayunk Bridge and Manayunk, Philadelphia are Northwest Philadelphia.

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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, colloquially referred to as Montco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge

The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge is a bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at the foot of Shurs Lane in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Manayunk Bridge and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge are bridges in Philadelphia and Historic American Engineering Record in Philadelphia.

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Reverse curve

In civil engineering, a reverse curve (or "S" curve) is a section of the horizontal alignment of a highway or rail route in which a curve to the left or right is followed immediately by a curve in the opposite direction.

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Schuylkill Canal

The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century.

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Schuylkill Expressway

The Schuylkill Expressway, locally known as "the Schuylkill", is a freeway through southern Montgomery County and Philadelphia.

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Schuylkill River

The Schuylkill River is a river in eastern Pennsylvania.

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Schuylkill River Trail

The Schuylkill River Trail is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Skew arch

A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle.

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Spall

Spall are fragments of a material that are broken off a larger solid body.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manayunk_Bridge

Also known as Pencoyd Viaduct.