Newkirk Viaduct Monument
The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1839 to mark the completion of the Newkirk Viaduct, the first permanent railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River.Photo: Evrik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: sculpture by Thomas Ustick Walter
- Also known as: “Newkirk Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grays Ferry Bridge and Bartram’s Garden.
Grays Ferry Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Grays Ferry Bridge has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Grays Ferry Bridge is situated 420 feet northeast of Newkirk Viaduct Monument.
Bartram’s Garden
Park
Bartram's Garden is a 45-acre public garden and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated on the banks of the Tidal Schuylkill River. Bartram’s Garden is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Newkirk Viaduct Monument.
B&O Railroad Bridge
Bridge
The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. B&O Railroad Bridge is situated 1,700 feet south of Newkirk Viaduct Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest Schuylkill and Grays Ferry.
Southwest Schuylkill
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park and Elmwood Park, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County.
Grays Ferry
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Schuylkill
Neighborhood
Photo: 4t4grfgz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southwest Center City, also known as Graduate Hospital, is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia.
Newkirk Viaduct Monument
- Categories: obelisk, monument, and historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94001° or 39° 56′ 24″ northLongitude
-75.20633° or 75° 12′ 23″ westHeight
14 feet (4.3 metres)Open location code
87F6WQRV+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2249204474OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q12063987
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Newkirk Viaduct Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “Newkirk Viaduct Monument”
- Spanish: “Monumento del viaducto de Newkirk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bartram’s North and Grays Ferry Crescent Skatepark.
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