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The Schuylkill River Bridge (also known as the Diamond Run Viaduct) is a bridge that carries the
Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike, sometimes shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road which is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in Pennsylvania. It runs for across the southern part of the st ...
across the
Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map(). accessed April 1, 2011. from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville ...
. This section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which is located between two major interchanges, became "the most heavily traveled four-lane section of the turnpike" following its opening, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.


History and architectural features

The length of the Schuylkill River Bridge is . Built in 1954, it was rehabilitated during the 1990s, along with the Diamond Run Viaduct, in order to accommodate future travel needs. In mid-April 1993 and May 1995, meetings were sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is an agency created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate, and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike (both the mainline and the Northeast Extension). The commission consists of five members. Four memb ...
to enable members of the general public to review and provide feedback regarding a feasibility study that was being conducted by the commission and its design consultants to determine the potential for widening and rehabilitating both the Schuylkill River Bridge and the Diamond Run Viaduct." Commission members planned to widen the bridges "to accommodate an eventual expansion to six lanes" of the roadway between the Valley Forge Interchange and the Norristown Interchange, which were also known, respectively at that time, as exits 24 and 25 of the turnpike. The cost of the improvements were estimated at thirty million dollars. The bridge was improved with a $34.5 million budget. The bridge was widened as part of the general turnpike widening project that took place between the Norristown and Valley Forge exits between 1998 and 2000. An estimated 50,000 automobile users were impacted by the construction project."Pa. Turnpike work is set to begin," ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', March 13, 1998.


See also

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List of crossings of the Schuylkill River This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Schuylkill River, from the Delaware River upstream to the source. All locations are in Pennsylvania and Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) ...


References

{{Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Road bridges in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Bridges over the Schuylkill River Bridges completed in 1954 Bridges completed in 2000