Reading railroad span next to Little Schuylkill river. Drehersville, Schuylkill County PA 

Hello everyone. In this video we are walking under a Reading company bridge/culvert, which ever you prefer. The concrete was poured in 1925 but the stone and railbed are much older. This was originally a strap railroad built as the Little Schuylkill river railroad. Construction began on this line in 1830 and connected the coal fields in the Tamaqu PA area with the Schuylkill Navigation system at Port Clinton PA. The Philadelphia and Reading railroad would lease this line in 1863. It would become the Little Schuylkill branch of the Reading. I believe the stone is original to the 1830 build however I can not prove this. On a side note ‪@ThirdHandle‬ has a great short video of a pocket watch encased in concrete from under this bridge. Could it have been dropped from one of the men building this span. You should check it out. Thank you for watching. 6/30/24