University Avenue Bridge
University Avenue Bridge | |
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Double leaf bascule bridge | |
| Material | Steel, limestone, concrete, bronze |
| Total length | 536 feet (163 m) |
| Width | 100 feet (30 m) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| Clearance below | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Paul Philippe Cret, architect, and Stephen H. Noyes, engineer |
| Constructed by | Dravo Contracting Company |
| Construction start | 1925 |
| Construction end | 1930 |
| Opened | 1930 |
University Avenue Bridge | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°11′52″W / 39.94167°N 75.19778°W |
| Built | 1927–1933 |
| Architect | Paul Philippe Cret |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000515[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 1994 |
| Location | |
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The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf
Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. It measures 536 feet (163 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide, and clears the water by 30 feet (9.1 m).[2]
Built in 1930, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1994.[3]
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See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "University City Bridge, University City Historical Society". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Steffe, Michael J. (1994-04-26). "UNIVERSITY AVENUE BRIDGE Paul Philippe Cret, architect". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
The much more recent Passyunk Avenue Bridge, and the University Avenue Bridge remain the only two extant double leaf bascule type drawbridges on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
External links
- 1917 drawing of proposed bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- 1929 Photo of unfinished bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- 1929 photo of drawbridge open, PhillyHistory.org
- 1950 photo of bridge, PhillyHistory.org
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-503, "University Avenue Bridge"
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: University Avenue Bridge
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