Opportunity At The Darby Transportation Center

There is a trolley bridge, built in 1904, which has a certain industrial elegance and sylvan charm (See pictures below). The bridge, a pony-truss bridge, is currently slated for removal as part of the  Darby Transportation Center project. A group of citizens are currently looking at ways to re-hab the bridge and incorporate it into the Transportation Center. For information on the bridge project, contact John Haigis, (610) 583-0788

Atlas Maps showing bridge and area in 1909 and 1919

Additional pictures of  the Trolley Bridge

History of the Bridge

Engineering Report (in PDF Format)

A possible model of what can be done

Shelburne Falls Bridge of Flowers

Bridge in Autumn

Bridge in Winter

More information on the bridge

Link to Darby Past

Link to Darby Trolleys

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