Holme Avenue Bridge, bridge in United States of America
Holme Avenue Bridge is a concrete bridge in Philadelphia that crosses over Wooden Bridge Run and has carried traffic for nearly a century. The structure has a simple, sturdy appearance with decorative panels in the railings and carved details that give it a stone-like look.
The bridge was designed and built in the early 1920s by builder C. P. Boner to serve cars and pedestrians on the busy Holme Avenue. Its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 recognizes its importance to the development of urban infrastructure in Northeast Philadelphia.
The bridge is named after Holme Avenue and has been part of daily commutes for generations of local residents. Its decorative concrete details reflect a time when builders took care to add craft and character to practical structures.
The bridge is easy to reach when traveling on Holme Avenue, with space for multiple lanes of traffic and sidewalks on both sides. Visitors can walk across and view the structural details up close, especially the etched ribs and pebble-like panels in the railings.
The concrete structure was deliberately designed to look like stone, with decorative etched ribs and elements that reflect early 1900s design trends. This blend of artistic design and practical purpose shows that engineers of that time did not see beauty and function as opposites.
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