University Avenue Bridge

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The University Avenue Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying University Avenue over the Schuylkill River and serving as an important connection between West Philadelphia and the city's medical and university districts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge
historic bridge
movable bridge
road bridge
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
carries University Avenue NERFINISHED
category Bascule bridges in the United States
Bridges completed in 1930
Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Bridges over the Schuylkill River
Road bridges in Pennsylvania
city Philadelphia
connects West Philadelphia
medical district of Philadelphia
university district of Philadelphia
country United States
crosses Schuylkill River
crossesAt Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
designer Paul Philippe Cret NERFINISHED
engineer Ralph Modjeski
function pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
hasComponent double-leaf bascule span
hasFeature Art Deco and Beaux-Arts detailing
hasLighting ornamental lighting
hasMovableSpanType trunnion bascule
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
isOn University Avenue, Philadelphia
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
maintainedBy City of Philadelphia
material steel
namedAfter University Avenue NERFINISHED
NRHPListingDate May 26, 1994
NRHPReferenceNumber 94000505
openingDate 1930
owner City of Philadelphia
partOf Schuylkill River crossing network in Philadelphia
regionServed University City
West Philadelphia
significance important connection between West Philadelphia and university and medical districts
state Pennsylvania
usedFor access to University of Pennsylvania area
access to medical institutions in Philadelphia

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Schuylkill River
crossedBy

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