Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge
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Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, recognized as one of David B. Steinman’s early landmark engineering works.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
ⓘ
steel arch bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Walnut Lane
NERFINISHED
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pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| crosses | Wissahickon Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | David B. Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | open-spandrel steel deck arch bridge ⓘ |
| hasApproachSpans | reinforced concrete approach spans ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | riveted steel construction ⓘ |
| hasContext | spans a wooded gorge in Wissahickon Valley ⓘ |
| hasDeckType | concrete deck ⓘ |
| hasDesign | open-spandrel deck arch ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringSignificance |
early large-scale steel arch bridge in the United States
ⓘ
example of early 20th-century open-spandrel arch design ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connects Germantown and Roxborough neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed as a historic structure by the City of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole | facilitated development between Germantown and Roxborough ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 1 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalRailings | decorative metal railings (partially replaced) ⓘ |
| hasParapetType | concrete parapets ⓘ |
| hasSidewalks | sidewalks on both sides ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | two lanes ⓘ |
| heightAboveWater | approximately 147 feet ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 585 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Germantown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | approximately 233 feet ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walnut Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1908 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fairmount Park roadway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of David B. Steinman’s early landmark engineering works ⓘ |
| underwentRehabilitation |
1950s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Wissahickon Valley Park trails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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