Lock 70
Lock 70 is a historic site in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Lock 70 is situated nearby to Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge, as well as near the health club Hotbox Yoga Manayunk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge and Pretzel Park.
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ii2nmd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mule Bridge spans the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania, connecting Venice Island in Manayunk, Philadelphia, with Bala Cynwyd. It was built by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in 1889.
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 1,200 feet north of Lock 70.
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk
Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. John the Baptist Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1831, it is the tenth oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk is situated 820 feet north of Lock 70.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manayunk and Roxborough.
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.
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.
Wissahickon
Neighborhood
Photo: Kmdevoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Lock 70
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.02262° or 40° 1′ 21″ northLongitude
-75.21963° or 75° 13′ 11″ westOpen location code
87G62QFJ+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 6169638906OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lock_gate
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