Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail lines and SEPTA and NJT commuter rail lines over the Schuylkill River.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Division, Bridge No. 69”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Letitia Street House and Philadelphia Zoo.
Letitia Street House
Historic house
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Letitia Street House is a modest eighteenth-century house in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It was built along the Delaware riverfront about 1713, and relocated to its current site in 1883. Letitia Street House is situated 690 feet west of Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge.
Philadelphia Zoo
Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. Philadelphia Zoo is situated 1,600 feet south of Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge.
Girard Avenue Bridge
Bridge
The Girard Avenue Bridge is an automobile and trolley bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that carries Girard Avenue over the Schuylkill River. It connects the east and west sections of Fairmount Park, and the Brewerytown neighborhood with the Philadelphia Zoo. Girard Avenue Bridge is situated 450 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northwest Philadelphia and Brewerytown.
Northwest Philadelphia
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Philadelphia's Northwest district is a huge area north of Lehigh Ave and west of Front St. This isn't the most visited part of town, but nonetheless there are plenty of interesting neighborhoods to explore.
Brewerytown
Neighborhood
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Brewerytown is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An unofficial region, Brewerytown runs approximately between the Schuylkill River's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.
Fairmount
Neighborhood
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Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge
- Categories: arch bridge, railway bridge, bridge, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.97595° or 39° 58′ 33″ northLongitude
-75.19457° or 75° 11′ 40″ westInception
1867Open location code
87F6XRG4+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 657414356OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7164037
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