Schuylkill Crossing at Grays Ferry
The goal of extending the trail to Bartram’s Garden requires a link from the Grays Ferry Crescent to the west bank of the Schuylkill. An abandoned railroad bridge just south of the Grays Ferry Bridge offers the unique opportunity to reuse an existing structure for this river crossing. The bridge is an old turntable structure, or swing bridge, that is now permanently set in the open position. SRDC hopes to reposition the bridge at an elevation that would meet clearance requirements for the river, with approaches that would meet ADA requirements and provide easy access to the river banks.
This project is currently in conceptual stages. The feasibility study for the project was funded by DVRPC and DCNR, and was completed by Amman & Whitney. A pdf version of their Concepts Studies Report is available below.
