Reading Viaduct
The Reading Viaduct, also called The Rail Park, is a disused elevated rail line in the Callowhill district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that has been partly transformed into a rail trail.
| Reading Viaduct / The Rail Park | |
|---|---|
View of Phase I of The Rail Park from just west of the 12th Street overpass | |
| Type | Elevated urban linear park; public park |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.96°N 75.159°W |
| Opened | June 14, 2018 |
| Status | Open |
In 2010, the Center City District and a new community organization, Friends of the Rail Park, began to evaluate options to convert the abandoned viaduct into an elevated park.
On October 31, 2016, construction began on the plan's Phase 1, which added a boardwalk, benches, landscaping, and swings along a quarter-mile (400-meter) section of the viaduct from Broad Street to Callowhill Street; it also reinforced the existing 13th street bridge. The Phase 1 section opened to the public on June 14, 2018.
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