University Avenue Bridge
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| University Avenue Bridge | |
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| Crosses | Schuylkill River |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Design | Double leaf bascule bridge |
| Coordinates | 39.942778,-75.196944 |
| University Avenue Bridge | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1927-1933 |
| Architect: | Paul Philippe Cret |
| Architectural style(s): | Beaux Arts |
| Added to NRHP: | May 26, 1994 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 94000515[1] |
| Governing body: | State |
The University Avenue Bridge crosses 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. It measures 536 feet long, 100 feet wide, and clears the water by 30 feet.[2]
Built in 1930, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1994.
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[edit] External links
- 1917 drawing of proposed bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- 1929 Photo of unfinished bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- 1929 photo of drawbridge open, PhillyHistory.org
- 1950 photo of bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- Photographs and historical data at the Historic American Engineering Record
- Geographic Names Information System ID No. 1196400
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ University City Bridge, University City Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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