Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill

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3541 G St, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA

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N40° 0' 8.64" W75° 6' 48.6"   (40.0024, -75.1135) Start navigation »

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Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was an iron-wire footbridge erected in 1816 over the Schuylkill River, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though a modest and temporary structure, it is thought to have been the first wire-cable suspension bridge in world history.

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