George C. Platt Bridge

The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge is a through truss bridge that carries PA 291 over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was opened to traffic in 1951, replacing a swing bridge to the south which carried Penrose Ferry Road across the river.

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “Penrose Avenue Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia International Airport and Lincoln Financial Field.

Philadelphia International Airport

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Philadelphia International Airport, ☏ +1-800-PHL-GATE is the main airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding Delaware Valley. It is the largest commercial airport in the state of Pennsylvania.

Lincoln Financial Field

Stadium

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Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. Lincoln Financial Field is situated 2½ miles east of George C. Platt Bridge.

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sports venue

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Xfinity Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Xfinity Mobile Arena is situated 2 miles east of George C. Platt Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmwood Park and Eastwick.

Elmwood Park

Neighborhood

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Elmwood Park, also known simply as Elmwood, is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city line with Delaware County at Cobbs Creek, and extends to the Schuylkill River. Elmwood Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of George C. Platt Bridge.

Eastwick

Neighborhood

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Eastwick is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the southwesternmost neighborhood in the city, bordering Philadelphia International Airport and the city line with Delaware County at Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek. Eastwick is situated 2 miles west of George C. Platt Bridge.

Packer Park

Neighborhood

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Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s. Packer Park is situated 2 miles northeast of George C. Platt Bridge.

George C. Platt Bridge

Categories: truss bridge and transportation
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.89779° or 39° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

-75.21163° or 75° 12′ 42″ west

Named after

George Crawford Platt

Open location code

87F6VQXQ+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 657689360

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5537572

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