There are about twenty bridges that cross the Schuylkill within the city.
The main ones, that can be crossed on foot, are (from south to north):
South Street Bridge, Walnut, Chestnut, Market, JFK, Spring Garden, Girard
Avenue. (There was never a bridge on Bainbridge) There are two pedestrian
bridges in Philadelphia's historic Fairmount Park that cross Kelly Drive
and the Schuylkill.
There are 4 bridges that span the Delaware from Philly. The southern
most is Walt Whitman, Benjamin Franklin is in Center City, Betsy Ross
and Tacony-Palmyra are in northeast Philly. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge
has a pedestrian walkway. I have no idea how safe it is, crime-wise. It
is probably not prudent to cross during cold winter days unless you are
in training for arctic adventure. The Bridge is rusting to pieces and
no one seems to care. Perhaps it is because Camden is such a dump. If
you have ever been to Bridgeport Connecticut, you have an idea what Camden
is like.
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