Along the Greenbelt: Walnut Street Bridge
The “People’s Bridge” was built in 1890. The iron came from a company that provided some of the PRR’s original rails and the iron for the Eiffel Tower.
The “People’s Bridge” was built in 1890. The iron came from a company that provided some of the PRR’s original rails and the iron for the Eiffel Tower.
Learn about the railroad bridges that crossed the Susquehanna here, including the world’s largest stone arch bridge and one started in 1885 that was never completed.