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. All locations are in Pennsylvania.

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Five bridges across the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. From front to back: Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls; Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct; the Twin Bridges carrying US 1 northbound, and southbound; and Falls Bridge.

Crossings

Crossing	Carries	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Philadelphia
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 southbound
George C. Platt Bridge	PA 291		39°53′53″N 75°12′42″W
Passyunk Avenue Bridge	Passyunk Avenue		39°55′11″N 75°12′07″W
B&O Railroad Bridge	CSX Philadelphia Subdivision		39°56′08″N 75°12′21″W	Swing Bridge
PW&B Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Bridge No. 1)			39°56′26″N 75°12′18″W	Open Swing Bridge, abandoned, HAER documentation
Gray's Ferry Bridge (Newkirk Viaduct)			39°56′28″N 75°12′18″W
University Avenue Bridge	University Avenue		39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W
Schuylkill Expressway Bridge	Interstate 76		39°56′31″N 75°11′38″W
Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge	CSX Harrisburg Subdivision		39°56′36″N 75°11′30″W
PECO utility tunnel	Electric and steam utility lines		39°56′37″N 75°11′29″W
South Street Bridge			39°56′49″N 75°11′13″W	Opened November 6, 2010
Walnut Street Bridge	Walnut Street		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	All lines
Vine Street Expressway Bridge	Interstate 676 U.S. Route 30		39°57′36″N 75°10′48″W
Spring Garden Street Bridge	Spring Garden Street		39°57′51″N 75°11′01″W	Originally the Colossus Bridge
West River Drive Bridge	Martin Luther King, Jr. (formerly West River) Drive		39°57′52″N 75°11′02″W
Fairmount Water Works Dam			39°58′02″N 75°11′11″W
Girard Avenue Bridge	U.S. Route 13		39°58′31″N 75°11′36″W	HABS documentation
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge	SEPTA Trenton Line SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line Amtrak Northeast Corridor New Jersey TransitAtlantic City Line		39°58′35″N 75°11′38″W	HAER documentation, HABS documentation
Columbia Railroad Bridge	CSX Trenton Subdivision		39°59′06″N 75°12′14″W
Strawberry Mansion Bridge	Strawberry Drive		39°59′43″N 75°11′38″W	HAER documentation, HABS documentation
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, aka Falls Rail Bridge (Stone)	CSX Trenton Subdivision		40°00′21″N 75°11′32″W	HAER documentation
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls	CSX Trenton Subdivision		40°00′23″N 75°11′33″W	HAER documentation
Twin Bridges	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
Montgomery County – Philadelphia
Pencoyd Bridge (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	HAER documentation
Manayunk Bridge (rail bridge)	SEPTA Cynwyd Line to Manayunk	Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk	40°01′31″N 75°13′35″W	Disused since 1986 (line was truncated at Cynwyd), HAER documentation
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
Montgomery County
Fayette Street bridge		West Conshohocken and Conshohocken	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
Upper Merion & Plymouth Rail bridge		Swedeland and Ivy Rock	40°05′26″N 75°19′17″W
Trenton Cutoff 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	Bridgeport and Norristown	40°06′36″N 75°20′40″W
Philadelphia & Western Rail bridge	SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line(Route 100)	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, replacement bridge planned, pending funding
Chester County – Montgomery County
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	Former RDG Perkiomen Branch. Now part of NS Devault Secondary, currently inactive as a branch
Dam		Island and Oaks	40°07′44″N 75°28′17″W
Mont Clare Bridge	PA 29 / Bridge Street	Phoenixville and Mont Clare	40°08′07″N 75°30′31″W	Formerly Gordon's, Starr's or Jacob's ford
Rail bridge		Phoenixville and Mont Clare	40°08′15″N 75°30′36″W	PRR Schuylkill Branch; now NS Devault Secondary. Currently out of service
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	Former RDG main line; now NS Harrisburg Line
Rail bridge		Cromby and Mingo	40°09′37″N 75°31′37″W	RDG (currently NS) industrial spur serving Cromby Power Plant
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	PRR industrial spur connecting Schuylkill Branch with industries in Royersford
Vincent Dam (breached, removed 2009)		East Vincent Township and Linfield	40°12′20″N 75°33′53″W	Schuylkill Canal Navigation Dam, Removed 2009
Rail bridge (Removed)		Parker Ford and Linfield	40°12′13″N 75°34′49″W
Limerick Road bridge		Parker Ford and Linfield	40°12′18″N 75°34′51″W
Sanatoga Road Bridge (ruin, removed, approaches macadam, )		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	Keim Street	Kenilworth and Pottstown	40°14′05″N 75°38′03″W	Official Name: Madison Bridge. Closed October 2010 after a bridge inspection. Scheduled for replacement or repair.
Hanover Street bridge		North Coventry Township and Pottstown	40°14′32″N 75°39′04″W
Bridge	PA 100	North Coventry Township and Pottstown	40°14′33″N 75°39′34″W
Rail Bridge (Abandoned)		North Coventry Township and Pottstown	40°14′39″N 75°39′44″W	Serviced pig iron works in North Coventry. Was a spur off of Reading Railroad.
Bridge	U.S. Route 422	North Coventry Township and Stowe	40°14′35″N 75°40′29″W
Berks County
Road Bridge		Unionville and Douglassville	40°14′59″N 75°43′30″W
Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge	Schuylkill River Trail	Unionville and Douglassville	40°15′22″N 75°43′56″W
Monocacy Bridge	Main St.	Monocacy and Monocacy Station	40°15′30″N 75°46′06″W
Rt 82 Bridge	PA 345	Birdsboro and Baumstown	40°16′06″N 75°48′30″W	Former PA 82 Route Bridge
Rail Bridge		Birdsboro and Baumstown	40°16′04″N 75°48′38″W
Road Bridge	Gibraltar Rd.	Gibraltar and Lorane	40°17′20″N 75°52′03″W
Highway Bridge	U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass	Ridgewood and Reiffton	40°18′20″N 75°53′42″W
Highway Bridge	U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass	Poplar Neck and Ridgewood	40°18′31″N 75°54′21″W
Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge	Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail	Poplar Neck and Ridgewood	40°18′29″N 75°54′22″W
Rail Bridge		Poplar Neck and Ridgewood	40°18′12″N 75°54′21″W
Road Bridge	Poplar Neck Road	Poplar Neck and Ridgewood	40°18′08″N 75°54′20″W
Rail Bridge		Kenhorst and Poplar Neck	40°18′37″N 75°55′12″W
Rail Bridge converted to Trail Bridge	Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail	Kenhorst and Poplar Neck	40°18′41″N 75°55′11″W
Highway Bridge	U.S. Route 422 Benjamin Franklin Highway, West Shore Bypass	Kenhorst and Poplar Neck	40°18′44″N 75°55′11″W
Peacock's Lock Viaduct	Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad		40°24′36″N 75°56′51″W	HAER documentation
Road Bridge	Cross Keys Road		40°24′53″N 75°56′23″W
Road Bridge	Wall Street	Leesport	40°26′44″N 75°58′6″W
Road Bridge	Bellemans Church Road	Leesport and Dauberville	40°27′24″N 75°58′38″W
Road Bridge	Main Street	Shoemakersville and Mohrsville	40°28′20″N 75°58′20″W
Road Bridge	Miller Street	Shoemakersville	40°29′44″N 75°58′17″W
Berne Bridge	Fisher Dam Road (TR 952)	Berne	40°31′20″N 75°59′52″W	1889 truss bridge; 1896 per this website
Schuylkill County
Bridge	PA 61	Port Clinton, Tilden Township	40°34′24.9″N 76°1′10″W	Connects Schuylkill and Berks Counties
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern	Port Clinton	40°34′42.7″N 76°1′36.6″W	Yard access to Reading and Northern headquarters/carries Tamaqua branch
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	West Brunswick Township	40°35′21.8″N 76°4′32.5″W
Rail bridge (abandoned)	Pennsylvania Railroad abandoned	West Brunswick Township	40°35′19.7″N 76°4′32″W	Carried Pennsylvania Railroad (Pennsy) across Schuylkill River then Reading main line
Bridge (abandoned)	River Road/East Deer View Drive	Auburn	40°35′5.9″N 76°4′48.9″W	Closed in 2000 due to structural deficiencies. Still open to pedestrial traffic.
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	Auburn	40°35′15.9″N 76°4′53.4″W
Bridge	Route 895	West Brunswick Township	40°36′6.7″N 76°5′19.2″W
Rail bridge	Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned) active siding for industry	West Brunswick Township	40°36′32″N 76°6′7″W	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	40°36′41.4″N 76°6′23.6″W	Closed to Pennsy traffic but still carries siding to local factories
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	West Brunswick Township	40°36′40.4″N 76°6′24″W
Landingville Dam		West Brunswick Township	40°36′31.1″N 76°6′22.4″W	Desilting dam
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	West Brunswick Township	40°37′13.4″N 76°7′15.9″W	Stone arch construction
Bridge	Tunnel Road	West Brunswick Township	40°37′19.2″N 76°7′8.8″W	Wooden deck single lane vehicle bridge
Bridge	Meadow Drive/Main Street, Landingville	Landingville	40°37′43″N 76°7′28.5″W
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	North Manheim Township	40°37′46″N 76°9′14.9″W
Bridge	Route 443, Columbia Street, Schuylkill Haven	Schuylkill Haven	40°37′26.6″N 76°10′29″W	Partially renovated in 2007
Rail bridge	Reading and Northern main line	Schuylkill Haven	40°37′45.8″N 76°10′27.1″W
Bridge	Fritz Reed Avenue	Schuylkill Haven	40°37′59.8″N 76°10′26.4″W	Provides vehicle access to Schuylkill Haven Island Park (Irish Flats)
Rail bridge (abandoned)	abandoned industrial siding	Schuylkill Haven	40°38′1.4″N 76°10′48.2″W
dam (breached)		Schuylkill Haven	40°38′1.8″N 76°10′48.3″W	Sunked wood and concrete dam breached in center
Bridge	Route 183, Pottsville Street, Cressona	Cressona	40°3′14.6″N 76°10′57.2″W
Bridge	Route 61 exit ramp to Route 183	Cressona	40°38′15.8″N 76°10′59.4″W
Bridge	Access to Cressona Mall	Cressona	40°38′16.9″N 76°11′3.2″W
Bridge	Mount Carbon Arch Road	Mount Carbon	40°40′21.2″N 76°11′8.2″W
Rail Bridge	Reading and Northern main line	Pottsville	40°40′45.4″N 76°11′20.9″W
Rail bridge (abandoned)	Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned)	Pottsville	40°40′52″N 76°11′25.5″W	Concrete arch with no track remaining
Bridge	PA 61	Pottsville	40°40′53.5″N 76°11′23.5″W
Bridge	Access to medical plaza	Pottsville	40°40′57.1″N 76°11′18.5″W
Bridge (abandoned)	Collin Street	Pottsville and Palo Alto	40°41′0.7″N 76°11′11″W	Closed in 2006, still open to pedestrian traffic. Slated for replacement.