🗽 Newkirk Viaduct Monument

United States · Americas · 39.94°N, 75.21°W

The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot (4.6 m) white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1839 to mark the completion of the Newkirk Viaduct, the first permanent railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River. It is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.94°N, 75.21°W · view on map

Newkirk Viaduct Monument is located in United States, in Americas.

More obelisks in United States

Astronomers Monument · Bennington Battle Monument · Birthplace of Seattle Monument · Bunker Hill Monument · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk · Cleopatra's Needle (New York City) · Columbus Obelisk · Confederate Obelisk · General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument · General William Jenkins Worth Monument.

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