University Avenue Bridge

Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°56′30″N 75°11′52″W / 39.94167°N 75.19778°W / 39.94167; -75.19778CarriesUniversity AvenueCrossesSchuylkill RiverLocalePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOfficial nameUniversity Avenue BridgeOwnerPennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1961, formerly City of PhiladelphiaMaintained byPennDOTCharacteristicsDesignBeaux-Arts Double leaf bascule bridgeMaterialSteel, limestone, concrete, bronzeTotal length536 feet (163 m)Width100 feet (30 m)No. of spans4Piers in water4Clearance below30 feet (9.1 m)HistoryDesignerPaul Philippe Cret, architect, and Stephen H. Noyes, engineerConstructed byDravo Contracting CompanyConstruction start1925; 99 years ago (1925)Construction end1930; 94 years ago (1930)Opened1930; 94 years ago (1930)
University Avenue Bridge
University Avenue Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
University Avenue Bridge
LocationPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCoordinates39°56′30″N 75°11′52″W / 39.94167°N 75.19778°W / 39.94167; -75.19778Built1927–1933ArchitectPaul Philippe CretArchitectural styleBeaux ArtsNRHP reference No.94000515[1]Added to NRHPMay 26, 1994 LocationMap

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]

Gallery

  • 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.

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
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-503, "University Avenue Bridge"
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: University Avenue Bridge
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