Frankford Avenue Bridge
The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States.Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church and Joseph H. Brown Elementary School.
Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Frankford Avenue Bridge.
Joseph H. Brown Elementary School
School
Joseph H. Brown Elementary School is an elementary school on Frankford Avenue at Stanwood Street in Holmesburg, in the Northeast Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade. Joseph H. Brown Elementary School is situated 1,100 feet west of Frankford Avenue Bridge.
Father Judge High School
School
Father Judge High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales provide ministerial leadership to the school community, which the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia established in 1954. Father Judge High School is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Frankford Avenue Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holmesburg and Upper Holmesburg.
Holmesburg
Neighborhood
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
Holmesburg began as a Village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. It is now a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Upper Holmesburg
Neighborhood
Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.
Winchester Park
Neighborhood
Winchester Park is a neighborhood in Far Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the vicinity of Pennypack Park, north and west of Holmesburg.
Frankford Avenue Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.04357° or 40° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
-75.02065° or 75° 1′ 14″ westOpen location code
87G62XVH+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 485713700OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5490737
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Frankford Avenue Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗兰克福德大道桥”
- French: “pont de Frankford Avenue”
- French: “Pont de Frankford Avenue”
- German: “Frankford Avenue Bridge”
- Russian: “Мост Франкфорд-авеню”
- Russian: “Франкфорд-авеню (мост)”
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