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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)

Coordinates: 39°57′10″N 75°10′48″W / 39.9529°N 75.180°W / 39.9529; -75.180
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Chestnut Street
21st and Chestnut in Center City
Maintained byPennDOT and City of Philadelphia
Length5.6 mi (9.0 km)[1]
Component
highways
SR 3008 from Front Street to City Hall
PA 3 eastbound between 63rd and 33rd Streets in Philadelphia
LocationCenter City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
West end PA 3 in Cobbs Creek
Major
junctions
US 13 in University City
I-76 in University City
PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City
East endFront Street in Penn's Landing
NorthMarket Street
SouthWalnut Street
Construction
Commissioned1682

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. The road crosses the Schuylkill River on the Chestnut Street Bridge. It serves as eastbound Pennsylvania Route 3 between 63rd and 33rd Streets.

Stratton's Tavern was located on Chestnut Street near Sixth Street. When the citizens of Philadelphia were afraid that the British might attack the essentially unmanned Fort Mifflin, the secretary of the Young Men's Democratic Society called a meeting held at Stratton's Tavern at Chestnut and Sixth Streets on March 20, 1813. The young men agreed to volunteer their services to defend the fort.[2]

Points of interest

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From east to west:

Major intersections

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The entire street is in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cobbs Creek0.00.0
PA 3 west (Cobbs Creek Parkway)
Western terminus of concurrency with PA 3
University City2.64.2
US 13 / PA 3 west (38th Street)
3.15.0
PA 3 east (33rd Street)
Eastern terminus of concurrency with PA 3
3.55.6



I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to I-95 south / I-676 east
Access via Schuylkill Avenue; exit 345 on I-76
Schuylkill River3.5–
3.7
5.6–
6.0
Chestnut Street Bridge
Center City4.57.2 PA 611 (Broad Street / Avenue of the Arts)
Penn's Landing5.69.0Front StreetTo I-95 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chestnut Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Henry, Mathew Schropp (1860). History of the Lehigh Valley: Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., Etc., Relating to Its History and Antiquities ; with Complete History of All Its Internal Improvements, Progress of the Coal and Iron Trade, Manufactures, Etc. Bixler & Corwin. stratton's tavern philadelphia.
  3. ^ Jennings, James (7 May 2015). "Former Gimbels Site at 9th and Chestnut Sold for Big Bucks". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Melissa Romero (28 December 2015). "Historic U.S. Post Office Building Near 30th St. Sells for $354M". Curbed Philadelphia. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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39°57′10″N 75°10′48″W / 39.9529°N 75.180°W / 39.9529; -75.180