Penn Street Bridge
The Penn Street Bridge, also known as the Penn Street Viaduct, is a historic bridge crossing the Schuylkill River into Reading, Pennsylvania, the largest city in Berks County and fourth-largest city in the state.Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Police Officer Scott A Wertz Memorial Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Public Library and GoggleWorks.
Reading Public Library
Library
The Reading Public Library is the main public library of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania and the district library center of Berks County. RPL's services and collections serve the City of Reading, its suburbs, greater Berks County, and beyond. Reading Public Library is situated 2,300 feet east of Penn Street Bridge.
GoggleWorks
Building
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The mission of the GoggleWorks is “to transform lives through unique interactions with art.” Located in the former Willson Goggle Factory… GoggleWorks is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Penn Street Bridge.
Liberty Fire Company No. 5
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Liberty Fire Company No. 5 is an historic, American fire station that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Liberty Fire Company No. 5 is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Penn Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reading and Wyomissing.
Reading
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Reading is a historic city of about 95,000 in Pennsylvania, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 35 miles southwest of Allentown and 55 miles east of Harrisburg.
Wyomissing
Town
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. Wyomissing is situated 1½ miles west of Penn Street Bridge.
Shillington
Town
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shillington is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 5,475 at the time of the 2020 census the borough is nestled amongst other suburbs outside Reading. Shillington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Penn Street Bridge.
Penn Street Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: City of Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.33544° or 40° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
-75.93644° or 75° 56′ 11″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
87G683P7+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 1226053661OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
7221364Wikidata ID
Q113024123
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