Strawberry Mansion Bridge
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1896–1897 by the Phoenix Iron Company in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, under private ownership by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, which operated trolleys over the bridge, with pedestrian and carriage lanes on the north side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: road and foot bridge over the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Strawberry Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historic Strawberry Mansion and The Lilacs.
Historic Strawberry Mansion
Museum
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Built between 1783 and 1789 by Judge William Lewis, it was originally named Summerville. Historic Strawberry Mansion is situated 970 feet east of Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
The Lilacs
Historic building
Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
The Lilacs is an early 18th-century farmhouse located in northwestern Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house has a large addition constructed in the early 19th century, with its name derived from the many lilac bushes on the property. The Lilacs is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Laurel Hill Mansion
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Laurel Hill Mansion, previously known as Randolph House, is a historic mansion in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Laurel Hill Mansion is situated 1,500 feet south of Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northwest Philadelphia and Wynnefield Heights.
Northwest Philadelphia
Photo: ChristineFisher, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Wynnefield Heights
Neighborhood
Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.
Strawberry Mansion
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strawberry Mansion is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located east of Fairmount Park in North Philadelphia. The neighborhood is bounded by 33rd Street to the west, 29th Street to the east, Lehigh Avenue to the north, and Oxford Street to the south.
Strawberry Mansion Bridge
- Categories: arch bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.99528° or 39° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-75.19384° or 75° 11′ 38″ westInception
1897Open location code
87F6XRW4+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 658548227OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7622457
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