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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
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historic bridge → movable bridge → road bridge → |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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| carries |
University Avenue
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| category |
Bascule bridges in the United States
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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
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| connects |
West Philadelphia
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medical district of Philadelphia → university district of Philadelphia → |
| country |
United States
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| crosses |
Schuylkill River
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| crossesAt |
Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
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| designer |
Paul Philippe Cret
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| engineer |
Ralph Modjeski
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| function |
pedestrian traffic
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vehicular traffic → |
| hasComponent |
double-leaf bascule span
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| hasFeature |
Art Deco and Beaux-Arts detailing
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| hasLighting |
ornamental lighting
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| hasMovableSpanType |
trunnion bascule
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| hasNumberOfSpans |
multiple
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| heritageStatus |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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| isOn |
University Avenue, Philadelphia
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| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → United States → |
| maintainedBy |
City of Philadelphia
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| material |
steel
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| namedAfter |
University Avenue
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| NRHPListingDate |
May 26, 1994
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| NRHPReferenceNumber |
94000505
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| openingDate |
1930
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| owner |
City of Philadelphia
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| partOf |
Schuylkill River crossing network in Philadelphia
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| regionServed |
University City
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West Philadelphia → |
| significance |
important connection between West Philadelphia and university and medical districts
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| state |
Pennsylvania
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| usedFor |
access to University of Pennsylvania area
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access to medical institutions in Philadelphia → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Schuylkill River
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crossedBy |