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The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span 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 ...
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. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 ( Roosevelt Expressway) just north of its intersection with
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. The northbound bridge has 11 spans and is 1,921 feet long, while the southbound bridge has 12 spans and is 1,990 feet long. The bridges were built in 1960 and partially rebuilt (redecked) in 1985 and again in 2010. Each bridge carries three lanes of traffic. The bridges span the Schuylkill River, Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Kelly Drive, Ridge Avenue, ramps to and from Ridge Avenue, and railroad tracks, including the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct. The bridges' design was awarded a Certificate of Award Class II (Honorable Mention) by the American Institute of Steel Construction, who designated it one of "America's Most Beautiful Bridges". 5 Schuylkill Bridges.JPG, 5 bridges, looking north on the Schuylkill Phila Falls Rail Bridge01.png, Twin Bridges on the right,
and the Falls Bridge (1856)


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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) ...


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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 ...
, bridge = Twin Bridges , bridge signs = , upstream = Falls Bridge , upstream signs = , downstream = Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct , downstream signs = Bridges in Philadelphia Bridges completed in 1960 Bridges over the Schuylkill River U.S. Route 1 Road bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Steel bridges in the United States Plate girder bridges in the United States 1960 establishments in Pennsylvania