University Avenue Bridge

University Avenue Bridge
Coordinates39°56′30″N 75°11′52″W / 39.94167°N 75.19778°W / 39.94167; -75.19778
CarriesUniversity Avenue
CrossesSchuylkill River
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Official nameUniversity Avenue Bridge
OwnerPennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1961, formerly City of Philadelphia
Maintained byPennDOT
Characteristics
DesignBeaux-Arts Double leaf bascule bridge
MaterialSteel, limestone, concrete, bronze
Total length536 feet (163 m)
Width100 feet (30 m)
No. of spans4
Piers in water4
Clearance below30 feet (9.1 m)
History
DesignerPaul Philippe Cret, architect, and Stephen H. Noyes, engineer
Constructed byDravo Contracting Company
Construction start1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Construction end1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Opened1930; 95 years ago (1930)
University Avenue Bridge
University Avenue Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
University Avenue Bridge
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′30″N 75°11′52″W / 39.94167°N 75.19778°W / 39.94167; -75.19778
Built1927–1933
ArchitectPaul Philippe Cret
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.94000515[1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 1994
Location
Map

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).[2]

Built in 1930, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1994.[3]

  • Beneath the bridge
    Beneath the bridge
  • Bridge surface
    Bridge surface

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "University City Bridge, University City Historical Society". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  3. ^ 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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