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University Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at University Avenue (State Route 3003), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with noted Philadelphia architect Paul Phillipe Cret, who designed the bridge in collaboration with city engineers. Its exterior treatment reflects Cret's stripped-down classicism, in accordance with his Beaux-Arts training and the prevailing City Beautiful movement for enlightened civic architecture. The structure is also significant as one of a declining number of moveable bridges in Philadelphia.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N635
Survey number: HAER PA-503
Building/structure dates: 1927-1933 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94000515
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Dravo Contracting Company
Philadelphia Department of Public Works
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Ross, Helen P, historian
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.95044, -75.19938
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
