Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia

Name: Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Address: Henry Ave, Philadelphia, 19144, United States

#201 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Opened: 1932 (92 years ago)Length: 333 ftWidth: 60 ftHeight: 170 ftCoordinates: 40°1'27"N, 75°11'46"W

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Henry AveUpper Northwest (Wissahickon Park)Philadelphia 19144 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Historic RittenhouseTown, Falls Bridge, Philadelphia University, Wissahickon Trail.

0.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia
11 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.
1.1 miS
Bridge
Falls Bridge, Philadelphia
28 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.
~1650 ftSE
Universities and schools
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
8 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.
0.8 miSW
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
20 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.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
32 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.
0.6 miN
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.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge is a bridge spanning the Schulykill River at the foot of Shurs Lane in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is significant for being one of the oldest surviving wrought iron lattice truss bridges.
0.9 miSW
Bridge
Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia is a historic bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A triple-span stone arch bridge built in 1888, it carries Ridge Avenue over the Wissahickon Creek. It is the last crossing of the creek before it empties into the Schuylkill River. Four other stone arch bridges cross the Wissahickon.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was an 1808 iron-chain suspension bridge built across the Schuylkill River, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by inventor James Finley, it became the model for his later chain suspension bridges. It collapsed in 1816 under a heavy load of snow.
1.2 miNE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Ebenezer Maxwell House, Philadelphia
31 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.
1 miE
Bridge, Georgian architecture
Wissahickon, Philadelphia
25 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 Wissahickon Memorial Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Paul J. Gutman Library, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Philadelphia University, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Historic RittenhouseTown, Philadelphia (11 min walk), Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia (16 min walk).

How to get to Wissahickon Memorial Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wissahickon Memorial Bridge:

Train

Chelten Avenue (23 min walk)
Tulpehocken (23 min walk)