Walt Whitman Bridge, Philadelphia

Name: Walt Whitman Bridge
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#119 among attractions in Philadelphia

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The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Named after the poet Walt Whitman, who resided in nearby Camden toward the end of his life, the Walt Whitman Bridge is one of the larger bridges on the east coast of the United States. The bridge is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. ()

Alternative names: Length: 2.27 miWidth: 92 ftCoordinates: 39°54'26"N, 75°8'28"W

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South Philadelphia (Navy Yard)Philadelphia United States

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Walt Whitman Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: SS United States, Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, Whitman Plaza, Port of Philadelphia.

0.8 miN
Ship
SS United States, Philadelphia
21 min walk • SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$79.4 million.
1.2 miNW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, also spelled Phra Buddha Ransi Temple, is a Cambodian Theravada Buddhist temple located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2004, the Khmer Buddhist Humanitarian Association relocated the temple to the dilapidated St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, built in 1903.
0.8 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Whitman Plaza, Philadelphia
21 min walk • Whitman Plaza is the largest shopping center in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The shopping plaza is located on Oregon Avenue at S 3rd Street, where it stands at over 280,000 sq ft.
0.8 miN
Harbor
Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The Port of Philadelphia is located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Generally the term applies to the publicly owned marine terminals located within Philadelphia city limits along west bank of the river.
1.2 miNE
Harbor
Port of Camden, Camden
32 min walk • The Port of Camden is situated on east bank of the Delaware River in Camden and Gloucester City in southern New Jersey in the United States. It is one of several ports in the Delaware Valley metro area port complex and is located near the mouth of Newtown Creek opposite the Port of Philadelphia.
1.3 miNW
Synagogue
YPC Shari-Eli, Philadelphia
35 min walk • YPC Shari-Eli is an unaffiliated synagogue located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Congregational services are lay-led. YPC Shari Eli was founded in 1948. It is South Philadelphia's last active Conservative synagogue and only synagogue located south of Snyder Avenue.
1.5 miNE
Museum, Maritime museum
Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum, Camden
38 min walk • The Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Waterfront South neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The museum opened in September 2016.
0.9 miN
39°55'11"N • 75°8'50"W
Adventurers Mini Golf, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Golf, Mini golf
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Waterfront South, Camden
34 min walk • Waterfront South is a neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey. Located in the southern part of the city, below Central Waterfront and east of the Port of Camden between the Delaware River and Interstate 676, the neighborhood has a population of 1,781.
1.3 miNW
Colonial revival architecture
Mastery Charter School Thomas Campus, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Mastery Charter School Thomas Campus, formerly the George C. Thomas Junior High School, is a secondary charter school located in the south section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is run by Mastery Charter Schools. It is located at the intersection of 9th and Johnston Streets just north of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
1 miNW
Colonial revival architecture
George Sharswood School, Philadelphia
25 min walk • George W. Sharswood School is a K-8 school located in the Whitman neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.