Reading Viaduct
| Reading Viaduct / The Rail Park | |
|---|---|
View of Phase I of the Rail Park from just west of the 12th Street overpass | |
| Type | Elevated urban linear park; public park |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′36″N 75°09′32″W / 39.96°N 75.159°W |
| Opened | June 14, 2018 |
| Status | Open |
The Reading Viaduct, also called The Rail Park, is a disused elevated rail line in the Callowhill district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that has been partly transformed into a rail trail. The viaduct opened on January 29, 1893, and originally led to Reading Terminal in Center City Philadelphia. It was abandoned in 1984 after Philadelphia's Center City Commuter Tunnel opened. In 2010, the Center City District and a new community organization, Friends of the Rail Park, began to evaluate options to convert the abandoned viaduct into an elevated park. Phase 1 of the park opened on June 14, 2018.