Route 291 West



PA 291 (Penrose Avenue) angles southwest from Pattison Avenue to S 26th Street (SR 3003). S 26th Street heads north directly to I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) west and south into the Philadelphia Naval Business Center.
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PA 291 ascends onto the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge from S 26th Street to Penrose Avenue at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
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S 26th Street - South

S 26th Street stems from Passyunk Avenue east and Exit 347A from I-76 east to PA 291 (Pennrose Avenue) west of Pattison Avenue and the Philadelphia sports complex.
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S 26th Street links the Schuylkill Expressway eastbound with PA 291 across the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
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S 26th Street and PA 291 (Platt Memorial Bridge) west also connect I-76 east with Interstate 95 south to Chester and Wilmington, Delaware.
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The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge was built in 1949. The four lane span accommodates four lanes across a 47.9 foot wide deck.2
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The continuous through truss bridge crosses the Schuylkill River with a vertical clearance of 351 feet.2
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An entrance ramp to Interstate 95 south departs from PA 291 at the west end of the Platt Bridge.
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PA 291 continues west below I-95 along Penrose Avenue to Island Avenue across from the Philadelphia Airport Economy Parking lot.
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The on-ramp to I-95 south forms a collector distributor roadway to exits for the passenger terminal at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and PA 291 on Bartram Avenue.
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Beyond I-95, PA 291 turns west from Island Avenue onto Bartram Avenue. Bartram Avenue east leads to I-95 on the Girard Point Bridge.
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Batram Avenue leads PA 291 southwest to Industrial Highway and Scott Way south to Cargo City at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
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PA 291 (Industrial Highway) parallels I-95 through a portion of John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum.
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Governor Printz Boulevard transitions into a four lane arterial west ahead of Jansen Avenue at Essington.
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PA 291 meets the south end of PA 420 (Wanamaker Avenue) in Essington adjacent to a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95.
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PA 420 leads north to Prospect Park, Morton and PA 320 (Sproul Road) in Springfield township.
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Morton Avenue (SR 2028) angles northeast from PA 291 (4th Street) to become a part of U.S. 13 at 9th Street.
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U.S. 13 parallels PA 291 along 9th Street west from Morton Avenue to Highland Avenue in Chester.
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The succeeding intersection joins the south end of PA 320 (Upland Street) with PA 291 (4th Street).
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Northbound PA 320 follows Madison Street from PA 291 to Providence Avenue across Interstate 95.
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A loop ramp joins PA 291 (2nd Street) and Tilghman Street with the elevated freeway along U.S. 322 west to Interstate 95.
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U.S. 322 west combines with I-95 briefly before turning northwest to U.S. 1 near Concordville and U.S. 202 at Painters Crossroads.
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PA 291 (2nd Street) passes under the Commodore Barry Bridge (U.S. 322) joining Chester with Bridgeport, New Jersey ahead of this confirming marker.
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Highland Avenue leads north from the Chester Waterfront to U.S. 13 at 4th Street and a parclo interchange with I-95 and U.S. 322.
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Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 09/26/09
- Alex Nitzman, Ian Ligget: 12/27/16
- Alex Nitzman: 05/20/07, 06/03/12, 12/21/16
- AARoads: 07/27/07
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Page Updated Friday February 03, 2023.