West River Drive Bridge

The West River Drive Bridge is a steel girder bridge built in 1966 over the Schuylkill River on West River Drive (since renamed Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation owns and maintains the bridge.[1] The western end of this bridge is upstream from the western end of the Spring Garden Street Bridge, but the eastern end of this bridge is downstream from the eastern end of the Spring Garden Street Bridge.

West River Drive Bridge
The lower bridge is the West River Drive Bridge, seen from the Art Museum Drive.
Coordinates39.96449°N 75.18389°W / 39.96449; -75.18389
CarriesWest River Drive
CrossesSchuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Official nameWest River Drive Bridge
Other name(s)Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge
OwnerPennsylvania Department of Transportation
Maintained byPennDOT
ID number677301025000120
Characteristics
Designgirder
MaterialSteel, concrete
Total length701.1 feet
Width36.1 feet
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
Opened1966
Location

See also

References

  1. "West River Drive Bridge". Historic Bridges of the United States. James Baughn. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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