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Old Bridge Replaced

Salford Station Road crossed over the Perkiomen Branch railroad tracks via a substantial wooden timber bridge. By 2006 the bridge was closed to traffic as unsafe. In March 2011, Ye Olde Photographer learned of its imminent demolition and tried to record some of the before, during, and after views.

In March of 2011 Ye Olde Photographer heard from a township employee that the bridge was to be replaced by a concrete structure using some pre-fabricated sections. So he was a might surprised in August 2011 to find no bridge. Instead, the elevation of Salford Station Road was dropped a bit and the trail was ramped up on each side to create a grade crossing. YOP can easily believe that resulted in a significant cost reduction, but he is a bit disappointed there is yet another road crossing. Especially since there is another crossing only about 200 yards north. the project was completed by October 2011.

Harmon Rd. - South
Harmon Rd. - South
Salford Station - Bend
Salford Station - Bend
Salford Station East
Salford Station East
Trail Crossing
Trail Crossing
Road Xing Ahead
Road Xing Ahead
South from Harmon Road
South from Harmon Road
North Side
North Side
North Side View
North Side View
East End Abutment
East End Abutment
West End Abutment
West End Abutment
West End Abutment
West End Abutment
East End Abutment
East End Abutment
Old Bridge - South Side
Old Bridge - South Side
Trail Detour
Trail Detour
South Side View
South Side View
Wood Deck
Wood Deck
09 March 2011
09 March 2011
From Parking Lot
From Parking Lot
West Abutment Exposed
West Abutment Exposed
Former East Abutment
Former East Abutment
West Abutment Structure
West Abutment Structure
Ex-Bridge - 17 March 2011
Ex-Bridge - 17 March 2011
West Abutment Gone
West Abutment Gone
Rotted Retaining Timbers
Rotted Retaining Timbers
Open for Traffic
Open for Traffic