Engineering – Subjects – Water History PHL

Subjects Engineering

The application of scientific principles to practical ends as the design, construction, and operation of efficient and economical structures, equipment, and systems; also the profession of or the work performed by an engineer. Good practices in the various subdivisions of this field, including civil, sanitary, and transportation engineering, are the foundation of any city's well-being and livability.

Subjects Engineering

The Sad History of Frankford Creek

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

Bridge Street Draw, view through bridge, July 26, 1897

Bridge Street Draw, July 26, 1897

“A Snake That Will Be Straightened Out,” map of Frankford Creek with proposed changes, 1949

Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey, 1843

Electric Pump Installations at Lardner’s Point Pumping Station

State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904