GROUNDHOG DAY CAROLS AND CAKE CELEBRATE

History of the Bridge

TROLLEY BRIDGE CENTENNIAL IN DARBY

Darby Borough- Local citizens hosted a celebration in honor of the 100th birthday of a historic trolley bridge at noon on Saturday, January 31, 2004 at the bridge, located across from the DarbyTransportationCenter at 9th and Main Streets in Darby. It was a wonderful celebration and very cold. The bridge, a Warren Pony-Truss bridge, was placed in service in January of 1904 and served the line which ran between Darby and Folsom.

"The bridge played an important part in the development of Darby as a transportation hub connecting with SoutheasternDelawareCounty,"  said historian and trolley enthusiast Ed Havens. "Even though this was a very common type of bridge, it may be the last one of its type built for trolley service still standing in the United States"

Local citizens are working to convince SEPTA and others to incorporate the bridge into the planned DarbyTransportationCenter. ;Local trolley historian Joel Spivak said a few words about the bridge and about its place in local transportation history. Local musicians Jan and John Haigis lead a sing-along of their Groundhog Day Carols to celebrate the changing seasons. "These are new words to familiar tunes"  said John Haigis, "and since Groundhog Day represents the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, it seems fitting to celebrate the bridge as we celebrate the hoped for arrival of spring."

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