Wissahickon Memorial Bridge

Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Coordinates40°01′26″N 75°11′46″W / 40.024°N 75.196°W / 40.024; -75.196
CrossesWissahickon Creek
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Maintained byCity of Philadelphia
Characteristics
Total length333 feet (101 m)
Width60 feet (18 m)
Height170 feet (52 m)
Longest span288 feet (88 m)
History
Construction cost$1,648,775
OpenedMay 1932
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge is located in Philadelphia
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge is located in the United States
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
LocationHenry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek and Lincoln Drive
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′27″N 75°11′46″W / 40.02417°N 75.19611°W / 40.02417; -75.19611
Built1931
ArchitectPaul Philippe Cret,
Ralph Modjeski
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000807[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988
Location
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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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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