The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is an American, double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of the city of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
Passyunk Avenue Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′12″N 75°12′07″W / 39.920°N 75.202°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of Passyunk Avenue and  BicyclePA Route E |
| 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 |
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History and architectural features
editThe current bridge was completed in 1983. It was built on an alignment slightly to the north of its predecessor, a two-lane double-leaf bascule bridge that dated to 1911.
See also
edit- George C. Platt Bridge
- List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
- Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania
- University Avenue Bridge, another bascule bridge in Philadelphia
Gallery
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Passyunk Avenue Bridge from junkyard view
References
edit- ^ 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.
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