Pont de Lower Ferry pres de Philadelphie. [graphic].

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Pont de Lower Ferry pres de Philadelphie. [graphic].

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Item No: pdcc00019
Title: Pont de Lower Ferry pres de Philadelphie. [graphic].
Media Type: Lithographs
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 21:37


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Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)


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Market Street Permanent Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)


Notes:

View showing the Upper, not Lower, Ferry bridge also known as the Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge. Shows the full length of the single span bridge erected 1809-1812, with Robert Mills serving as architect and Lewis Wernwag as engineer. A pavilion-like structure is visible at one end of the bridge (left) and a small building at the other (right). Also includes a second covered bridge the Market Street Permanent Bridge in the distance. Market Street Permanent Bridge was built from 1798-1806 after the designs of Timothy Palmer. The Upper Ferry bridge burned 1838.


Creation Year: ca. 1835
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855 - Architect
Wernwag, Lewis, 1769-1843 - Architect
Palmer, Timothy, 1751-1821 - Architect

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