Falls Ridge

Falls Ridge is a residential area in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Falls Ridge is situated nearby to Saint Bridget Roman Catholic Church, as well as near the church St. Bridget Rectory.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Falls station and Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library.

East Falls station

Railway station

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East Falls station is a station located along the Manayunk/Norristown Line in the East Falls section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at Midvale Avenue & Cresson Street and includes a 51 space parking lot. East Falls station is situated 1,200 feet east of Falls Ridge.

Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library

Library

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Falls Ridge.

Falls Bridge

Bridge

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The Falls Bridge is a steel Pratt truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It connects Kelly Drive at Calumet Street with Martin Luther King, Jr. Falls Bridge is situated 1,200 feet south of Falls Ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Falls and Wissahickon.

East Falls

Neighborhood

East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.

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.

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.

Falls Ridge

Type: Residential area
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.01142° or 40° 0′ 41″ north

Longitude

-75.19636° or 75° 11′ 47″ west

Operator

Philadelphia Housing Authority

Open location code

87G62R63+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 804412744

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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