Lindbergh Viaduct

Lindbergh Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge located at Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a multiple span 866-foot-long (264 m), open-spandrel concrete arch bridge with 13 spans, constructed in 1927. There are five main spans, each 83-foot-long (25 m), and eight secondary spans. It crosses Mineral Spring Creek.[2]

Lindbergh Viaduct
Lindbergh Viaduct, April 2011
LocationUS 422/Mineral Spring Rd. over Mineral Spring Creek, Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′52″N 75°54′0″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1927
Built byWhittaker & Diehl
Architectural styleOpen-spandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000792[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Lindbergh Viaduct was provisionally known as the Mineral Springs Road Viaduct. Its name was changed on June 15, 1927 when Reading City Council dedicated the viaduct in honor of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh who completed his solo transatlantic flight that year.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes R. J. Fink (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lindbergh Viaduct" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. "The Lindbergh Viaduct". Goreadingberks.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.


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