The Spaventa Switchback
The Spaventa Switchback is a memorial in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Spaventa Switchback is situated nearby to the park Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space, as well as near the theater building Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreational Facility.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manayunk Bridge and Pretzel Park.
Manayunk Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Manayunk Bridge is an S-shaped former railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River, Schuylkill Canal and Schuylkill Expressway, that connects Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County and the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Manayunk Bridge is situated 960 feet north of The Spaventa Switchback.
Pretzel Park
Park
Pretzel Park is a small park in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was officially named Manayunk Park from its creation in 1929 until 2004, when it was renamed. Pretzel Park is situated 1,500 feet northeast of The Spaventa Switchback.
Manayunk station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manayunk station is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown rail line. It is located at Cresson and Carson Streets in the Manayunk neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Manayunk station is situated 1,500 feet north of The Spaventa Switchback.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manayunk and Belmont Hills.
Manayunk
Neighborhood
Photo: Dasprevailz, Public domain.
Manayunk is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States.
Belmont Hills
Neighborhood
Located in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, Belmont Hills is a suburb of Philadelphia. Belmont Hills is a neighborhood within the village of Bala Cynwyd.
Roxborough
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls.
The Spaventa Switchback
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.02293° or 40° 1′ 23″ northLongitude
-75.22537° or 75° 13′ 31″ westOpen location code
87G62QFF+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11343964017OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space and Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreational Facility.
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