University Avenue Bridge
The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include CHoP and Meiklejohn Stadium.
CHoP
Hospital
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, next to the University of Pennsylvania. CHoP is situated 1,900 feet north of University Avenue Bridge.
Meiklejohn Stadium
Stadium
Meiklejohn Stadium is a ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is the home field for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers varsity baseball team. Meiklejohn Stadium is situated 950 feet northeast of University Avenue Bridge.
Schuylkill Expressway Bridge
Bridge
The Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, built in 1956 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and reconstructed and painted blue in 2010, carries the Schuylkill Expressway over the Schuylkill River between West Philadelphia and the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. Schuylkill Expressway Bridge is situated 800 feet southeast of University Avenue Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schuylkill and Grays Ferry.
Schuylkill
Neighborhood
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Southwest Center City, also known as Graduate Hospital, is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia.
Grays Ferry
Neighborhood
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Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bounded by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north.
University City
Neighborhood
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University City is the easternmost portion of West Philadelphia, encompassing several Philadelphia universities. It is situated directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City.
University Avenue Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: bascule bridge and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.9427° or 39° 56′ 34″ northLongitude
-75.19692° or 75° 11′ 49″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
1930Open location code
87F6WRV3+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 658846572OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
4561870Wikidata ID
Q7894519
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