Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia

#338 among attractions in Philadelphia

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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. ()

Coordinates: 40°0'23"N, 75°11'34"W

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West Philadelphia (West Park)Philadelphia United States

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Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ormiston Mansion, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Falls Bridge.

1.2 miS
Museum
Ormiston Mansion, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Ormiston Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick, late Georgian period house located in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
0.5 miS
Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
12 min walk • Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic garden or rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United States after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 3499 West Lehigh Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1856, is 27 acres in size and contains over 18,000 graves. For decades, it was neglected by an absentee landlord.
~1500 ftNW
Bridge
Falls Bridge, Philadelphia
8 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.
1 miN
Universities and schools
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
25 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.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia
18 min walk • Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
1.3 miSW
Colonial architecture
Boelson Cottage, Philadelphia
33 min walk • Boelson Cottage is a Dutch and Swedish-style colonial era cottage located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed fieldstone cottage was built sometime between 1678 and 1684.
1.2 miN
Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia
32 min walk • 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.
0.8 miS
Bridge
Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia
20 min walk • The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
1 miNW
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
26 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.
~120 ftNW
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
1 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill?

Nearby attractions include Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Philadelphia (1 min walk), Twin Bridges, Philadelphia (1 min walk), Falls Bridge, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Dobson Mills, Philadelphia (8 min walk).

How to get to Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill:

Train

East Falls (9 min walk)
Wissahickon (30 min walk)

Bus

SEPTA 33rd & Dauphin Bus Terminal (27 min walk)