Great picture.I would never sleep if i lived their.
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The red Keystone is a rather nice, if somewhat misguided, gesture by whatever government agency built the bridge. This was a READING main line.
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To cress4355. You would think not, but especially if you were a railfan, in short time the trains' 'music' wouldn't even stir your slumber.
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Rich, local railfans were initially puzzled by the red keystone, which appeared during construction, unpainted. The explanation given in the dedicatory remarks on 9-17-12 was that the keystone is to commemorate the Pennsylvania 28th Army Division of WWII fame.
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As for the keystone, isn't PA the "Keystone State"? Kind of like in Texas, they will put a lone star on a bridge that nothing to do with Lone Star Beer...
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Bob, THANKS for following up on this. I remembered that there was a Pennsylvania-associated Army Division that had been in Europe during both WWs I and II but it was AFTER I had already sent in my "Comment." Those veterans certainly deserve ALL the credit we can bestow upon them. After more careful study, the proportions of the keystone on the bridge DO look very close to that units shoulder patch.
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The city should probably affix a plaque on the bridges explaining the significance of the keystones. The 9th Street bridge has plaques honoring the local fire departments and ambulance crews, and the 10th Street bridge has plaques illustrating various historical buildings in the city. My railfan friends and I were expecting a typical "Reading diamond," similar to the one on the existing 25th Street underpass, with a "built" date, but the architects went with the keystone idea.
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