Kelly Drive, or more formally, John B. Kelly Drive, is a winding four-mile (6 km) road along the Schuylkill River from Eakins Oval before the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the neighborhood of East Falls, Philadelphia, just south of Wissahickon Creek, where it connects with Lincoln Drive.
Formerly known as East River Drive, it was renamed "Kelly Drive" in the 1980s to honor John B. Kelly, Jr., a Philadelphia City Councilman,[1] Olympic rower, and the brother of Grace Kelly. Alongside Kelly Drive, a statue of Kelly's father, Olympic rower John B. Kelly, Sr., has been placed at the grandstand near the national racecourse finish line.[2] Along Kelly Drive is Boathouse Row and a multi-use recreational trail that are part of Fairmount Park.
The former West River Drive, on the other side of the river, has been renamed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.