South Street Bridge is a bridge that was reconstructed in 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

The original South Street Bridge was a crumbling bridge dating back to 1920. From 2003 to until its closure in 2009, pieces of the eroding bridge concrete would fall into the Schuylkill River and onto the Schuylkill Expressway. The original bridge was completely torn down and replaced by November 6, 2010.[2]

Architectural features

South Street Bridge is notable landmark in Philadelphia as drivers along the Schuylkill Expressway can see images on its glowing mesh. Bruce Chamberlain said that the mesh "... gave the bridge a soft glow at night, while maintaining the openness desired by the design team and community." [3] The lights stopped working in 2017, and haven't been up since then.[4] Stimulus funding also subsidized connections from the new bridge to a "boardwalk" on the Schuylkill River Trail, which passes under the bridge.[5]

  • South Street Bridge platform
    South Street Bridge platform

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "South Street over I-76, Schuylkill R & CSX, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania". bridgereports.com. Source: National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "After Two Years, South Street Bridge Re-Opens To Traffic". CBS Philly. 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ "South Street Bridge".
  4. ^ Madej, Patricia. "What happened to the lights on the South Street Bridge?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Boardwalk and South Street Ramp".