Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge

The Mule Bridge spans the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania, connecting Venice Island in Manayunk, Philadelphia, with Bala Cynwyd. It was built by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in 1889.

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Type: Bridge
Description: rail bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “Mule Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pretzel Park and St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk.

Pretzel Park

Park

Pretzel Park is a small park in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was officially named Manayunk Park from its creation in 1929 until 2004, when it was renamed. Pretzel Park is situated 1,500 feet north of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge.

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk

Church

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St. John the Baptist Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1831, it is the tenth oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk is situated 1,100 feet north of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge.

Manayunk station

Railway station

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Manayunk station is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown rail line. It is located at Cresson and Carson Streets in the Manayunk neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Manayunk station is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manayunk and Wissahickon.

Manayunk

Neighborhood

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Manayunk is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States.

Wissahickon

Neighborhood

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Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.

Roxborough

Neighborhood

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Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls.

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge

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

40.02177° or 40° 1′ 18″ north

Longitude

-75.2195° or 75° 13′ 10″ west

Open location code

87G62QCJ+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 662986756

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q79806174

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