. The official guide book to . he plan of Charles Ellet, architect and engineer,and was finished January 2, 1842. This bridge was 343 feet betweenthe abutments, 27 feet high, and sustained on each side by five cablessuspended from massive granite towers 32 feet high. This bridgebecame decayed and dangerous, and was replaced in 1875 by thedouble-deck iron bridge above described. Girard avenue bridge is one of the finest bridges in theworld, and wider than any bridge in America or Europe, beingof the width of 100 feet, with sidewalks of feet each anda roadway of 67J feet. It
. The official guide book to . he plan of Charles Ellet, architect and engineer,and was finished January 2, 1842. This bridge was 343 feet betweenthe abutments, 27 feet high, and sustained on each side by five cablessuspended from massive granite towers 32 feet high. This bridgebecame decayed and dangerous, and was replaced in 1875 by thedouble-deck iron bridge above described. Girard avenue bridge is one of the finest bridges in theworld, and wider than any bridge in America or Europe, beingof the width of 100 feet, with sidewalks of feet each anda roadway of 67J feet. It was commenced about 1872 andopened July 4, 1874. It was built by the Phoenixville IronCompany, and cost $1,404,445. This bridge is very hand-somely ornamented, and is illuminated at night with gas. A wooden bridge was erected here about 1840. It was badly builtat the beginning ; and falling into decay, its renewal was necessary. Penrose Ferry bridge is situate a short distance above themouth of the Schuylkill. It is a wooden structure, badly. n 111! iinilAii 1 iiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiliiliillili 342 BRIDGES. built and needing frequent repairs. It is 600 feet long, andwas originally finished about 1855. South street bridge is of stone and iron, a new structurewhich was commenced March, 1870, and finished toward theend of the year 1875. It is solid and graceful. The stone-work on the west side of the Schuylkill carries the structureby five arches over a considerable stretch of land. The workin the centre is supported by cylindrical cast-iron piers, whichwere sunk by the pneumatic process. The central draw workson a pivot, leaving a passage of 77 feet on each side. Thespan of the pivot is 214 feet, and the east and west spans 185feet each. The whole length of the bridge, with its approaches,is 2419 feet. Chestnut street bridge crosses the Schuylkill by two archesin the eastern abutments and two arches in the river, restingin the middle upon one pier. The river spans are 398 feetlong; enti
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