Chestnut Street Bridge
The Chestnut Street Bridge is a bridge across the Schuylkill River that carries Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original 1861 bridge was "a bridge whose scale and use of cast iron made it singular in the United States and throughout the world".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 30th Street Station and United States Post Office-Main Branch.
30th Street Station
Railway station
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30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 30th Street Station is situated 1,100 feet north of Chestnut Street Bridge.
United States Post Office-Main Branch
Government office
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The former United States Post Office-Main Branch is a historic post office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. United States Post Office-Main Branch is situated 600 feet northwest of Chestnut Street Bridge.
Mütter Museum
Museum
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The Mütter Museum is a medical history and science museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. Mütter Museum is situated 1,200 feet east of Chestnut Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Center City West and University City.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
University City
Neighborhood
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University City is the easternmost portion of West Philadelphia, encompassing several Philadelphia universities. It is situated directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City.
Rittenhouse Square
Neighborhood
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.
Chestnut Street Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge across Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
- Category: transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.95298° or 39° 57′ 11″ northLongitude
-75.18085° or 75° 10′ 51″ westOpen location code
87F6XR39+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 654869246OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q30628677
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Chestnut Street Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “栗树街大桥”
- Dutch: “Chestnut Street Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Megabus and Walnut Street Bridge.
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