Falls Bridge, Philadelphia

Name: Falls Bridge
Address: Kelly Dr, Philadelphia, 19129, United States

#172 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Opened: 1895 (129 years ago)Length: 556 ftWidth: 26 ftCoordinates: 40°0'30"N, 75°11'51"W

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Kelly DrWest Philadelphia (West Park)Philadelphia 19129 United States

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Day trips

Falls Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia University.

0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
18 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.
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
24 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.
1.5 miSW
Museum, History museum, Palladian architecture
Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia
38 min walk • Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Built in the early 18th century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States.
0.9 miN
Universities and schools
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
23 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.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia
25 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.
1.1 miN
Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Philadelphia
28 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.
0.9 miS
Bridge
Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia
24 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.
0.7 miNW
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
19 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.
~1400 ftSE
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
7 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.
1.2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Woodford Mansion, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Woodford is a historic mansion at Ford Road and Greenland Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built about 1756, it is the first of Philadelphia's great colonial Georgian mansion houses to be built, and exemplifies the opulence of such houses.
1 miS
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Historic Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally named Summerville by Judge William Lewis who had it built sometime between 1783 and 1789.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Falls Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Twin Bridges, Philadelphia (7 min walk), Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Chamounix, Philadelphia (10 min walk).

How to get to Falls Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Falls Bridge:

Train

East Falls (10 min walk)
Wissahickon (23 min walk)

Bus

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