Askew Bridge
- Also Known As: Soap and Whiskey Bridge
- Address: N 6th St
- Vicinity: Woodward St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1856/00/00 | Richard Boyse Osborne | Engineer | The Skew Arch Bridge is designed by Richard Osborne in 1856. The model of the bridge he submitted to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad was made of pieces of soap. | |||
| 1857/00/00 | Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co | Owner | The three span Skew Arch Bridge is built using true skew arches, in which the courses of stone are laid on helicoidal curves. Workers were paid partially in whiskey. | |||
| 1999/00/00 | Norfolk Southern Railway | Owner | Askew Bridge was acquired by Conrail after the Reading Company demise in 1976 and was transferred to Norfolk Southern Railway in 1999. |
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