Fisher's Lane Bridge

Fisher's Lane Bridge
Fisher's Lane Stone Arch Bridge over Tacony Creek above Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′15″N 75°06′12″W / 40.02085°N 75.10339°W / 40.02085; -75.10339
Carries2 lanes of Fisher's Lane
CrossesTacony Creek
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Designstone arch
Longest span54.1 feet (16.5 m)
History
Openedas a floating bridge before 1759
Statistics
Tollnone
Location
Fisher's Lane Stone Arch Bridge - 1759 Corner Stone

Fisher's Lane Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge that carries Fisher's Lane west of Ramona Avenue across Tacony Creek in Tacony Creek Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The filled-spandrel stone arch bridge has a single span of 54 feet (16 m) and is 27.7 feet (8.4 m) wide.[1] It is currently open to traffic.

Though claimed by some to have been re-built in 1796,[1] a still-legible cornerstone in the bridge masonry shows the year 1759.

References

  1. ^ a b Final Stone Arch Bridge Management Plan, Appendix F: Philadelphia County/City Bridge Inventory, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Design, Environmental Quality Division, April 2008 Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
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