About
Title
Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia
Subject
- Civil engineering--Study and teaching
- Bridges--Design and construction
- Arch bridges
- Lantern slides
Description
Glass lantern slide of a black and white photograph of the Chestnut Street Bridge across the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The image highlights the beautiful details of the bridge and the cast iron ribs of the arches. Large blocks of stone are piled around the bridge. Designed by Strickland Kneass and built between 1861-1866, the Chestnut Street bridge consisted of two gothic-style arched spans of cast iron, two granite abutments, and a central granite pier. The bridge was demolished in 1958. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Location Covered
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Original Format
Lantern Slides
Contact
Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Contributing Institution
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
