Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia

Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia
The skewed brick ribs, looking west
Location US 13 (Thirty-third Street) over Master St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′42″N 75°11′22″W / 39.97833°N 75.18944°W / 39.97833; -75.18944
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleSingle span stone skew arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000847[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia carries Thirty-third Street (U.S. Route 13) over the former course of Master Street in the Brewerytown section of North Philadelphia, near Fairmount Park. The bridge was built in 1901 with an unusual skewed arch, and Ashlar, or dressed stone, covers the exterior of the arch, but the unusual skewed ribs are made of brick. The underpass is now inside an industrial area and normally closed even to foot traffic. The tracks of the former Pennsylvania Railroad are located just to the north and pass under a large modern bridge on Thirty-third Street.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

  • The single span stone arch, looking west
  • Looking east
  • Looking west
  • Interior stone and brickwork
  • Detail at west end

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ District 6-0 (January 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)
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