B&O Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia

#291 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It carries CSX Philadelphia Subdivision rail lines over the river, and sits upstream from the Passyunk Avenue Bridge and downstream from the Grays Ferry Bridge. ()

Coordinates: 39°56'8"N, 75°12'21"W

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Southwest PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia United States

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B&O Railroad Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clark Park, The Woodlands, St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Calvary United Methodist Church.

1.1 miN
Park
Clark Park, Philadelphia
28 min walk • Clark Park is a municipal park in the Spruce Hill section of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 9.1 acres are bordered by 43rd and 45th streets, and by Baltimore and Woodland Avenues.
0.8 miN
Cemetery
The Woodlands, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian rural cemetery with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees.
1 miNW
Church
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
25 min walk • St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
1.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Calvary United Methodist Church is located at 801 48th Street, on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Baltimore Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.2 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th & Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was later named the Blockley before its closure in 2013.
~1990 ftN
Bridge
Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia
10 min walk • Gray's Ferry Bridge has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
1.1 miS
Bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
29 min walk • The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of Philadelphia. The current bridge was completed in 1983.
~1960 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia
10 min walk • The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge is a wrought iron, two-track, deck truss swing bridge across the Schuylkill River between the University City and Grays Ferry neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.7 miNE
Bridge
University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
17 min walk • The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.
1.2 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Universities and schools
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university, established as the College of Philadelphia in 1740, is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the U.S.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to B&O Railroad Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia (13 min walk), South Street Bridge, Philadelphia (16 min walk).

How to get to B&O Railroad Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to B&O Railroad Bridge:

Tram

Grays Avenue & 49th Street • Lines: 36 (8 min walk)
49th Street & Paschall Avenue • Lines: 36 (11 min walk)

Train

49th Street (21 min walk)
Penn Medicine (31 min walk)