Chestnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia)

Chestnut Street Bridge
Chestnut Street Bridge across the Schuylkill River, looking east, in 2017
Coordinates	39°57′11″N 75°10′52″W / 39.95306°N 75.18111°W / 39.95306; -75.18111
Carries	Chestnut Street
Crosses	Schuylkill River Schuylkill Expressway
ID number	670003009022930[permanent dead link]
Characteristics
Design	Steel continuous, Girder and Floorbeam System
Total length	113.1 metres (371 ft)
Width	13.5 metres (44 ft) (roadway)
Load limit	65.7 t (72.4 short tons)
Clearance below	8.2 metres (27 ft)
History
Opened	1957
Statistics
Daily traffic	16109 (2006)
Location

The Chestnut Street Bridge is a bridge across the Schuylkill River that carries Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original 1861 bridge was "a bridge whose scale and use of cast iron made it singular in the United States and throughout the world".^[1] The 1957 bridge, now one way, helps connect West Philadelphia with the rest of the city.