Passyunk Avenue Bridge

The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between the South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of Philadelphia.^[1]

The current bridge was completed in 1983. It was constructed on an alignment slightly to the north of its predecessor, a 2-lane double-leaf bascule bridge dating to 1911.

See also

• List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
• University Avenue Bridge, another bascule bridge in Philadelphia

References

1. ↑ 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. 

Crossings of the Schuylkill River Upstream CSX Philadelphia Subdivision bridge Passyunk Avenue Bridge Downstream George C. Platt Bridge