- Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
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Chestnut Street Maintained by: PennDOT Length: 5.57 mi (8.96 km) West end: PA 3 in Cobbs Creek Major
junctions:US 13 in University City
I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in University City
PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center CityEast end: Front Street in Penn's Landing Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 38th Streets.
Points of interest
From east to west:
- Carpenters' Hall
- Second Bank of the United States
- Independence Hall
- Curtis Publishing Company
- Ben Franklin House, formerly the Benjamin Franklin Hotel
- Belgravia Hotel
- Drexel University
Road transportation infrastructure of the metro Philadelphia area Interstates U.S. Routes Pennsylvania Routes New Jersey Routes Delaware Routes Named roads/streets Benjamin Franklin Parkway · Broad Street · City Avenue · Front Street · Girard Avenue · Market Street · Roosevelt Boulevard · South Street · Chestnut Street · Walnut Street
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