The Coatesville High Bridge seen here is a stone masonry arch railroad viaduct that crosses the West Branch Brandywine Creek in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1902 and 1904, it has ten arches (eight of 78 feet and two of 88 feet and spans a total length of 934 feet, with wing walls extending it to 1,287 feet. While more expensive than steel, PRR Chief Engineer William H. Brown, ho rebuilt many of the railroad's bridges in masonry during his tenure, felt that stone bridges were stronger and more durable, and less expensive to maintain in the long term.
