Lindbergh Viaduct
The Lindbergh Viaduct is an historic, American concrete arch bridge that is located in Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] History and architectural featuresThis historic structure is an 866-foot-long (264 m), open-spandrel concrete arch bridge with thirteen spans. It was built in 1927, and crosses Mineral Spring Creek. Provisionally known as the Mineral Springs Road Viaduct, its name was changed to Lindbergh Viaduct on June 15, 1927 when the Reading City Council dedicated the bridge in honor of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, who had completed his solo transatlantic flight that year.[2] There are five main spans, each 83-foot-long (25 m), and eight secondary spans.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] ReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Lindbergh Viaduct.
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