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 Westminster Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manayunk Bridge and Green Lane Bridge.
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 1,700 feet northeast of The Spaventa Switchback.
Green Lane Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ii2nmd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Green Lane Bridge is a concrete arch bridge over the Schuylkill River and carries Green Lane in Philadelphia. The bridge connects Belmont Hills with Manayunk. Green Lane Bridge is situated 1,700 feet northeast of The Spaventa Switchback.
Belmont Hills Public Library
Library
Photo: Spybeak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belmont Hills Public Library is situated 2,800 feet west of The Spaventa Switchback.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont Hills and Manayunk.
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.
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.
Bala-Cynwyd
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Bala Cynwyd is a community and census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and borders the western edge of Philadelphia at U.S. Route 1.
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
40.02216° or 40° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
-75.23063° or 75° 13′ 50″ westOpen location code
87G62QC9+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13061115370OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space and Westminster Cemetery.
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