Schuylkill Expressway Bridge
The Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, built in 1956 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and reconstructed and painted blue in 2010, carries the Schuylkill Expressway over the Schuylkill River between West Philadelphia and the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meiklejohn Stadium and CHoP.
Meiklejohn Stadium
Stadium
Meiklejohn Stadium is a ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is the home field for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers varsity baseball team. Meiklejohn Stadium is situated 740 feet north of Schuylkill Expressway Bridge.
CHoP
Hospital
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 2,100 feet north of Schuylkill Expressway Bridge.
University Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. University Avenue Bridge is situated 800 feet northwest of Schuylkill Expressway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schuylkill and Grays Ferry.
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
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.
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.
Schuylkill Expressway Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.94175° or 39° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-75.19434° or 75° 11′ 40″ westInception
1956Open location code
87F6WRR4+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 658884347OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7433097
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In Other Languages
“Schuylkill Expressway Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Schuylkill Expressway Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include United States Post Office and Philadelphia Company 47 Fire Station.
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