Image Photograph

Wood truss drawbridge, Orthodox Street over Frankford Creek, rebuilt 1899

The rebuilt Orthodox Street wooden drawbridge, photographed in 1899. 

Date
  • Created
Item Type
Temporal Coverage
Waterway
Neighborhood
Place
Format (Medium)

Photograph

File Size

91 kb

Image Dimensions

1000 x 643 px

Rights Holder

City Archives of Philadelphia

One of two bridges rebuilt over Frankford Creek between 1896 and 1899 in order to allow greater boat and barge traffic up and down the creek. The image also features the bow section of a moored boat, illustrating the sort of vessels common to the creek at the time.