Our Winter Newsletter highlights the Schuylkill River Heritage Center fall events and programs. During the Heritage Award Celebration 2023, we honored the Hankin Group for their extraordinary accomplishment in transforming the major portion of the Foundry Building into a a unique and historic place to have a special event.
Crossing the Schuylkill River: Two Centuries of Bridge Building
Justin M. Spivey is a licensed professional engineer with a passion for railroads, bridges, and rowhouses. He is a Fellow of the Association for Preservation Technology International and vice chair of its Delaware Valley Chapter. He has also documented dozens of bridges in Pennsylvania, Chicago, and Texas for the National Park Service’s Historic American Engineering Record.
He will present the story of
Crossing the Schuylkill River: Two Centuries of Bridge Building
Thursday, March 14th, 2024 at 7:30 PM
This event will be held at the Foundry, located at 2 Main St. in Phoenixville.
Admission is free for SRHC Members, $5.00 for Non-Members.
No Registration is required.
Strawberry Mansion Bridge in Philadelphia –
photograph by Taryn N. WilliamsPennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off Bridge, photograph by Joseph E. B. Elliott, Library of Congress,
HAER PA,46-SWEBU,1–6Historic postcard of the Spring City–Royersford Bridge featuring Phoenix columns