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    Jenny Pierce
    September 23, 2025 at 4:14 pm #73374

    This looks like the bridge we took on the 9/20 Overbrook to Miquon walk – The Mule Bridge!

    “…an existing bridge that once carried mule carts and, later, trains”

    https://www.phila.gov/2023-10-19-schuylkill-connections-using-mule-bridge-as-a-bike-and-pedestrian-trail-in-the-lower-northwest/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_%26_Reading_Railroad_Mule_Bridge

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