Passyunk Avenue Bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°55′12″N 75°12′07″W / 39.920°N 75.202°WCoordinates: 39°55′12″N 75°12′07″W / 39.920°N 75.202°W |
Carries | 4 lanes of Passyunk Avenue and ![]() |
Crosses | Schuylkill River |
Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
ID number | NBI Structure Number: 673019007000000 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Double leaf bascule bridge |
Total length | 2,240.2 feet (682.8 m) |
Width | 74.1 feet (22.6 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1983 |
Location | |
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The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of Philadelphia.[1]
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Passyunk Avenue Bridge from junkyard view
The current bridge was completed in 1983. It was constructed on an alignment slightly to the north of its predecessor, a 2-lane double-leaf bascule bridge dating to 1911.
See also[]
- George C. Platt Bridge
- List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
- Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania
- University Avenue Bridge, another bascule bridge in Philadelphia
References[]
- ^ Steffe, Michael J. (1994-04-26). "UNIVERSITY AVENUE BRIDGE Paul Philippe Cret, architect". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
The much more recent Passyunk Avenue Bridge, and the University Avenue Bridge remain the only two extant double leaf bascule type drawbridges on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Categories:
- Bascule bridges in the United States
- Bridges over the Schuylkill River
- Bridges in Philadelphia
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs