Carries University Avenue Maintained by PennDOT Total length 163 m Bridge type Bascule bridge | Opened 1930 | |
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Official name University Avenue Bridge Address Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA Similar Schuylkill River, Gray's Ferry Bridge, Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Adams Avenue Bridge | ||
The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing 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 (163 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide, and clears the water by 30 feet (9.1 m).
Built in 1930, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1994.
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