B&O Railroad Bridge

The B&O Railroad Bridge (also called CSXT's Schuylkill River Bridge) is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It carries CSX Philadelphia Subdivision rail lines over the river, and sits upstream from the Passyunk Avenue Bridge and downstream from the Grays Ferry Bridge.

B&O Railroad Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge looking southwest
Coordinates39°56′08″N 75°12′21″W
CarriesRailroad
CrossesSchuylkill River
LocaleGrays Ferry neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)CSXT Schuylkill River Bridge
OwnerCSX Transportation
Characteristics
DesignThrough truss swing bridge
Piers in water3
History
Fabrication byAmerican Bridge Company
Opened1910, rehabilitated May 2004
Location
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