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Frankford Avenue Bridge. 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.
Pennypack Creek near Fetter's Mill. Fetters Mill Road Bridge in Fetter's Mill Village Historic District. Pennypack Creek is a 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km) [1] creek in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It runs southeast through lower Bucks County, eastern Montgomery County and the northeast section of Philadelphia, before emptying ...
Frankford Avenue Bridge (over Pennypack Creek) 1697 June 22, 1988: ... Scott Creek Bridge-North, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad: ca. 1909: May 4, 1995: Bryansville
Pennypack Park. Coordinates: 40.0577°N 75.0234°W. Pennypack Creek in Pennypack Park. Pennypack Park is a municipal park, part of the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation system located in Northeast Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Established in 1905 by ordinance of the City of Philadelphia, it includes about 1,600 acres (6 km 2) of ...
US 13 crosses the Pennypack Creek on the Frankford Avenue Bridge, the oldest bridge in the United States, built in 1697. The roadway between Marcus Hook and Morrisville via Philadelphia was originally part of the King's Highway, a colonial road named in honor of King Charles II of England.
Pennypack Park in Fox Chase. A prominent geographic feature and recreation destination in Northeast Philadelphia is Pennypack Creek, which runs through Pennypack Park. The park's 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) of woodlands span the width of the Northeast, and serve as a natural oasis amid urban development. The park is home to the oldest stone arch ...
The Frankford Creek Railroad was incorporated March 17, 1890, and built 0.62 miles (1.00 km) of track from the Philadelphia & Trenton down Butler Street and towards Frankford Creek. It was merged on April 14, 1891 into the Kensington & Tacony as the Frankford Street Branch. The K&T built 2.85 miles (4.59 km) further along Delaware Avenue in ...
The troops roughly followed U.S. Route 13 in Pennsylvania south, crossing the Pennypack Creek Bridge along the way. [11] In Philadelphia, the force camped on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, near the site of the Market Street Bridge and Philadelphia City Hall. [12]