Frankford Avenue Bridge

Local nameFrankford Avenue Bridge
LocationPhiladelphia

The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States. The three-span, 73-foot-long twin stone arch bridge carries Frankford Avenue, just north of Solly Avenue, over Pennypack Creek in Pennypack Park.The bridge was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1970. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankford_Avenue_Bridge

Address 8342 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia 19136, United States

Coordinates 40°2'36.84" N -75°1'14.335" E

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