Grays Ferry Bridge

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.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Also known as: “Gray’s Ferry Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newkirk Viaduct Monument and Bartram’s Garden.

Newkirk Viaduct Monument

Memorial

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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. Newkirk Viaduct Monument is situated 420 feet southwest of Grays Ferry Bridge.

Bartram’s Garden

Park

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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 3,600 feet southwest of Grays Ferry Bridge.

CHoP

Hospital

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, next to the University of Pennsylvania. CHoP is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Grays Ferry Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest Schuylkill and Grays Ferry.

Southwest Schuylkill

Neighborhood

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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

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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

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Southwest Center City, also known as Graduate Hospital, is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia.

Grays Ferry Bridge

Category: transportation
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.941° or 39° 56′ 28″ north

Longitude

-75.20554° or 75° 12′ 20″ west

Open location code

87F6WQRV+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 657688368

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5598112

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In Other Languages

“Grays Ferry Bridge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Gray’s Ferry Bridge”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grays Ferry Crescent Skatepark and Bartram’s North.

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