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.
Fisher's Lane Bridge | |
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 Fisher's Lane Stone Arch Bridge over Tacony Creek above Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 40°01′15″N 75°06′12″W / 40.02085°N 75.10339°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of Fisher's Lane |
| Crosses | Tacony Creek |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | stone arch |
| Longest span | 54.1 feet (16.5 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | as a floating bridge before 1759 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | none |
| Location | |
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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.
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External links
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