Falls Bridge
The Falls Bridge is a steel Pratt truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It connects Kelly Drive at Calumet Street with Martin Luther King, Jr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Falls station and Twin Bridges.
East Falls station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Falls station is a station located along the Manayunk/Norristown Line in the East Falls section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at Midvale Avenue & Cresson Street and includes a 51 space parking lot. East Falls station is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Falls Bridge.
Twin Bridges
Bridge
The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 just north of its intersection with Interstate 76. Twin Bridges is situated 1,600 feet east of Falls Bridge.
Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library
Library
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Falls Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wynnefield Heights and East Falls.
Wynnefield Heights
Neighborhood
Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.
East Falls
Neighborhood
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.
Wissahickon
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.
Falls Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Categories: truss bridge and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00837° or 40° 0′ 30″ northLongitude
-75.19743° or 75° 11′ 51″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Inception
1985Open location code
87G62R53+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 658583390OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
5189303Wikidata ID
Q5432461
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Falls Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Falls Bridge”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pencoyd and Allegheny West.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Dunkin‘ and Shell.
Philadelphia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Philadelphia International Airport, Old City, West Philadelphia, and Center City West.
Curious Bridges to Discover
Uncover intriguing bridges from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Falls Bridge”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.