Connector bridge from south street bridge to Penn park
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South Street Bridge
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Schuylkill to Penn Park

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Schuylkill to Penn Park

Length1.5 mi
Elev. Gain118.1 ft
Est. Steps3500

River

Scenic views

Wild flowers

City walk

Historic site

Off trail

No shade

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Introduction
Schuylkill to Penn Park is a 1.5 mile (3,500-step) route located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 118.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Penn Park

Park
Penn Park is a 24-acre (97,000 m2) park on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is at South 31st Street and Walnut Street, and features two athletic fields, a multipurpose stadium with 470 seats, a tennis center, a seasonal air structure, and picnic areas.

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry

Place
The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, also known as the First City Troop, is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It is the oldest military unit in the United States still in active service (but for the First Company Governor's Foot Guard of Connecticut) and is among the most decorated units in the U.

Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)

Place
Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia.

Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

Place
Walnut Street is located in downtown Philadelphia and extends from the city's Delaware River waterfront through Center City and West Philadelphia. Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district". A portion of the street commonly called Rittenhouse Row was ranked 12th in 2005 by Women's Wear Daily among its list of the most expensive retail streets in North America, with rents of $90 per square foot, and is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments.

30th Street station (SEPTA Subway)

Place
30th Street station is an underground SEPTA rapid transit and trolley station in Philadelphia. It serves the Market–Frankford Line and SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines. It is located on Market Street between 30th and 31st Streets in the University City neighborhood near the main 30th Street Station and Drexel University.

West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania

Place
West Philadelphia Borough, also known as West Philadelphia District, is a defunct borough that was located west of the Schuylkill River in Blockley Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

Market Street Bridge (Philadelphia)

Place
The Market Street Bridge carries Market Street, the primary east-west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, across the Schuylkill River. The current bridge is the fifth permanent structure built at the site.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station (Philadelphia)

Place
Philadelphia's Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station – also known as the B & O station or Chestnut Street station – was the main passenger station for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by architect Frank Furness in 1886, it stood at 24th Street and the Chestnut Street Bridge from 1888 to 1963.

Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom

Place
Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom is a historic commercial building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1921, and expanded in 1930. It is a two-story, flat roofed building in the Art Deco style. It is clad in limestone and features decorative brickwork.

Walnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia)

Place
The Walnut Street Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania crosses the Schuylkill River between Center City and West Philadelphia, and carries Walnut Street, a westbound street. Completed in 1990 after several years of construction, this modern highway-type bridge replaced a span completed in 1893. The bridge was adjusted in 2012 to become a 3 lane bridge with 12-feet-wide (3.7m) foot paths, as well as a bike lane The Bridge in its current state The 1893 bridge was a 60-foot-wide (18 m) concrete structure with three steel Pratt trusses mounted on four heavy oblong concrete abutments and piers.
Route Details

Length

1.5 mi

Elev. Gain

118.1 ft

Est. Steps

3500
Created by
✨💜🎵VocalPacer🎶✨
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