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Landmark: Market Street Bridge
On the Avenue of Technology tour.
Eagles
Adolph Alexander Weinman,
1903
* eagles
* Four identical eagles, originally from Pennsylvania Station in New York City.
* Bridge columns.
Four corners of the Market Street Bridge.
East of 29th and West of 24th on Market.
* 39.954400,-75.181090 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Adolph Alexander Weinman page
Market Street Bridge Carvings
Charles H. Stevens (Design Engineer),
1932
* small
lion heads,
human heads,
stylized bridges
* The lion heads are on the corners of the bridge. The faces are best observed from South and North of the bridge on Schuylkill Avenue/29th or from Schuylkill Banks below the bridge.
* Bridge columns and arches.
Market Street Bridge.
Market Street, East of 29th to West of 24th.
* 39.954625,-75.180350 [map] [nearby]
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge
1932
* small
bridge
* inscription:
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge
Opened to traffic January 1, 1805
Altered and remodeled 1850
Destroyed by fire, November 20, 1875
Replaced the same year by
a temporary wooden bridge
Iron cantilever bridge built and completed
April 20, 1888. Replaced by this structure
1932
* Bridge column.
Middle of the South side of the Market Street Bridge.
Market, East of 29th.
* 39.954350,-75.180430 [map] [nearby]
Market Bridge Lights
GVA Lighting,
2013 (replaced 1999 installation)
* LED lights
* Visible after dark
* Bridge arches.
Underneath the Market Street Bridge.
Market Street, East of 29th to West of 24th.
* 39.954665,-75.180600 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+schuylkillbanks.org bridge lighting project article
+gvalighting.com's page for this project
+gvalighting.com
