Girard Point Bridge, Philadelphia

Name: Girard Point Bridge
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#647 among attractions in Philadelphia

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The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1973. It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream. ()

Completed: 1973 (51 years ago)Coordinates: 39°53'33"N, 75°11'49"W

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Girard Point Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Mifflin, American Swedish Historical Museum, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

1.5 miSW
Reportedly haunted, History museum, Forts and castles
Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia
38 min walk • Fort Mifflin, nestled on the banks of the Delaware River in Philadelphia, stands as a bastion of American history. This enduring fortification, constructed in 1771, played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. It is best known for the valiant 1777 siege where...
1.3 miNE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia
33 min walk • The American Swedish Historical Museum is the oldest Swedish-American museum in the United States. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia, on part of a historic 17th-century land grant originally provided by Queen Christina of Sweden to settlers of New Sweden.
1 miNE
Park
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is an aesthetically designed park located along the Delaware River in the southernmost point of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising some 348 acres which includes a 146-acre golf course, about 125 acres of buildings, roadways, pathways for...
1 miE
Neighbourhood
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia
25 min walk • The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was an important naval shipyard of the United States for almost two centuries. Philadelphia's original navy yard, begun in 1776 on Front Street and Federal Street in what is now the Pennsport section of the city, was the first naval shipyard of the United States.
1.2 miW
Bridge
George C. Platt Bridge, Philadelphia
31 min walk • The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge is a through truss bridge that carries PA 291 over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was opened to traffic in 1951, replacing a swing bridge to the south which carried Penrose Ferry Road across the river.
1 miNE
Park, Skate park
FDR Skatepark, Philadelphia
26 min walk • FDR Skatepark is a skatepark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is accessible from the Pattison Avenue stop of the Broad Street subway line.

Girard Point Bridge, Philadelphia

Facts and practical information

Girard Point Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia

American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia

George C. Platt Bridge, Philadelphia

FDR Skatepark, Philadelphia