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 | |
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 The lower bridge is the West River Drive Bridge, seen from the Art Museum Drive. | |
| Coordinates | 39.96449°N 75.18389°W |
| Carries | West River Drive |
| Crosses | Schuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | West River Drive Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| ID number | 677301025000120 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | girder |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 701.1 feet |
| Width | 36.1 feet |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Location | |
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Gallery
West River Drive Bridge, looking west.
As viewed from a kayak on the Schuylkill River. The West River Drive Bridge is the lower of the two.
See also
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References
- "West River Drive Bridge". Historic Bridges of the United States. James Baughn. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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