Holme Avenue Bridge

Holme Avenue Bridge

Infobox_nrhp | name =Holme Avenue Bridge
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 1
long_seconds = 24
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1921
architect= C.P. Boner
architecture= Other
added = June 22, 1988
governing_body = State
mpsub=Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
refnum=88000806cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Holme Avenue Bridge is a closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge that carries Holme Avenue across Wooden Bridge Run (a tributary of Pennypack Creek) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The total length of the bridge is 101.1 ft. The width of its deck is 83.8 ft.

Built in 1921, it remains in use.

This is not to be confused with the other "Holme Avenue Bridge" nearby over Pennypack Creek.

References

External links

* [http://bridgehunter.com/pa/philadelphia/671016003013800/ Holme Avenue Bridge] at BridgeHunter.com
* [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/90059 Holme Avenue Bridge] at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings


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