Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia

Name: Ridge Avenue
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#301 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

The Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia is a historic bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ()

Built: 1888 (136 years ago)Coordinates: 40°0'54"N, 75°12'24"W

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Upper Northwest (East Falls)Philadelphia United States

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Ridge Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Green Lane Bridge, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Historic RittenhouseTown.

1.4 miNW
Bridge
Green Lane Bridge, Philadelphia
35 min walk • The Green Lane Bridge is a concrete arch bridge over the Schuylkill River and carries Green Lane in Philadelphia. The bridge connects Belmont Hills with Manayunk.
1.4 miSE
Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
35 min walk • Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic garden or rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United States after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
1.6 miSE
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
40 min walk • Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 3499 West Lehigh Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1856, is 27 acres in size and contains over 18,000 graves. For decades, it was neglected by an absentee landlord.
1.3 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Historic RittenhouseTown, sometimes referred to as Rittenhouse Historic District, encompasses the remains of an early industrial community which was the site of the first paper mill in British North America.
0.7 miSE
Bridge
Falls Bridge, Philadelphia
17 min walk • The Falls Bridge is a steel Pratt truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It connects Kelly Drive at Calumet Street with Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at Neill Drive. It replaced a wooden covered bridge at the same site.
0.9 miNE
Universities and schools
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, originally called and still also known as the Henry Avenue Bridge, is a stone and concrete bridge that carries Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek and Lincoln Drive in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miNW
Church
St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
29 min walk • St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia is located in the Manayunk section of Northwest Philadelphia at 124 Cotton Street. This parish was merged with those of St. John the Baptist and St. Mary of the Assumption in 2012.
~590 ftN
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
3 min walk • Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
24 min walk • The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 just north of its intersection with Interstate 76.
0.8 miW
Cemetery
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
21 min walk • West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1869 and is the site of many notable burials. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ridge Avenue?

Nearby attractions include Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia (3 min walk), Falls Bridge, Philadelphia (17 min walk), City Avenue Bridges, Philadelphia (20 min walk), West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia (21 min walk).

How to get to Ridge Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ridge Avenue:

Train

Wissahickon (6 min walk)
East Falls (21 min walk)