Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia

Name: Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#470 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

The original Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge was a prestressed concrete girder bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Belgian Engineer Gustave Magnel and built by the City of Philadelphia. Completed and fully opened to traffic in 1951, this three-span bridge carried Walnut Lane over Lincoln Drive and Monoshone Creek. It was the first major prestressed concrete beam bridge designed and built in the United States when completed. ()

Opened: 1951 (73 years ago)Coordinates: 40°1'58"N, 75°11'16"W

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Upper NorthwestPhiladelphia United States

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Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia University, Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Upper Burial Ground.

~1800 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia
9 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.
0.9 miS
Universities and schools
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
23 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.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia
19 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.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Upper Burial Ground, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Upper Burial Ground is a cemetery in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable as the last resting place of 58 American soldiers from the Battle of Germantown in the American Revolution.
1.5 miSW
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
38 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.
0.8 miNE
Church
Germantown Mennonite Church, Philadelphia
20 min walk • Mennonite Meetinghouse is a historic Mennonite church building at 6119 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first settlers in Germantown in 1683 were Dutch or Germans recruited by William Penn.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Johnson House, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The John Johnson House is a National Historic Landmark in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, significant for its role in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad.
0.6 miW
Bridge
Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia
16 min walk • The Walnut Lane Bridge is a concrete arch bridge located in Northwest Philadelphia that connects the Germantown and Roxborough neighborhoods across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum
Concord School House, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Concord School House is a historic one-room schoolhouse in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is operated today as a museum.
0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Ebenezer Maxwell House, Philadelphia
12 min walk • The Ebenezer Maxwell House, operated today as the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, is an historic house located in the West Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.9 miSE
Bridge, Georgian architecture
Wissahickon, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Wissahickon is a historic apartment building in the Germantown, Philadelphia. Wissahickon, which takes its name from nearby Wissahickon Creek, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge?

Nearby attractions include St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown, Philadelphia (6 min walk), Blue Bell Hill, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia (9 min walk), Ebenezer Maxwell House, Philadelphia (12 min walk).

How to get to Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge:

Train

Tulpehocken (5 min walk)
Chelten Avenue (11 min walk)