University Avenue Bridge

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University Avenue Bridge
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Carries University Avenue
Crosses Schuylkill River
Locale Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Official name University Avenue Bridge
Owner Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1961, formerly City of Philadelphia
Maintained by PennDOT
Characteristics
Design Beaux-Arts Double leaf bascule bridge
Material steel, limestone, concrete, bronze
Total length 536 feet (163 m)
Width 100 feet (30 m)
Number of spans 4
Piers in water 4
Clearance below 30 feet (9.1 m)
History
Designer Paul Phillippe Cret, architect, and Stephen H. Noyes, engineer
Constructed by Dravo Contracting Company
Construction begin 1925
Construction end 1930
Opened 1930
University Avenue Bridge
University Avenue Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
University Avenue Bridge
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Built 1927–1933
Architect Paul Philippe Cret
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 94000515[1]
Added to NRHP May 26, 1994

The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the 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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