Commodore Barry Bridge, Chester

Name: Commodore Barry Bridge
Address: Chester, United States

#4 among attractions in Chester

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The Commodore Barry Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, in Logan Township, New Jersey. It is named after the American Revolutionary War hero and Philadelphia resident John Barry. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1974 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 39°49'58"N, 75°22'35"W

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Commodore Barry Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Subaru Park, Robinson House, Upland Baptist Church, Harrah's Philadelphia.

~590 ftW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Subaru Park, Chester
3 min walk • Subaru Park is a soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, next to the Commodore Barry Bridge on the waterfront along the Delaware River. The venue is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
3.8 miSW
Museum, History museum
Robinson House, Claymont
97 min walk • The Robinson House is a historic guest house located at the junction of Naamans Road and The Kings Highway in Claymont, Delaware, in the United States. It was built in 1723, on the site of the original settlement on Naaman's Creek.
1.5 miN
Church
Upland Baptist Church, Chester
38 min walk • Upland Baptist Church is a Baptist church built in 1851 in Upland Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
1.9 miNE
Gambling, Racetrack, Casino
Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester
50 min walk • Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is a harness racing track and casino on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
2.2 miN
Church
Asbury AME Church, Chester
58 min walk • Asbury AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1845 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second African Methodist Episcopal church founded in Chester behind the Union African Methodist Church in 1832.
2.7 miNE
Area
Eddystone, Chester
69 min walk • Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,410 at the 2010 census.
4.4 miNE
Archaeological site, State park, Park
The Printzhof, Tinicum Township
112 min walk • The Printzhof, located in Governor Printz Park in Essington, Pennsylvania, was the home of Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden. In 1643, Johan Printz moved his capital from Fort Christina to Tinicum Island. At that time Fort Gothenburg was established in addition to Printz's dwelling and headquarters.
2.2 miNE
Harbor
Port of Chester, Chester
56 min walk • The Port of Chester is an American port on the west bank of the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Centered around Chester it ranges into Marcus Hook to the south and Eddystone to the north. It is part of the Delaware Valley port complex and lies between the Port of Wilmington and the Port of Philadelphia.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Caleb Pusey House, Chester
37 min walk • The Caleb Pusey House, built in 1683 in Upland, Pennsylvania, is the second oldest English house in Pennsylvania open to the public. Built in a vernacular English yeoman's style, it is the only remaining house where William Penn is known to have visited.
2 miN
Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester
52 min walk • Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital located at the nearby building which became the Crozer Theological Seminary.
1.2 miNE
Memorial
William Penn Landing Site, Chester
30 min walk • The monument at the William Penn Landing Site in Chester, Pennsylvania marks the spot of the first landing of William Penn on the territory of Pennsylvania, on October 28 or 29, 1682.