Layout South Street (Philadelphia)

south street corner in fitler square

from west east, south street traverses following neighborhoods:

university city (west philadelphia)
schuylkill
grays ferry
fitler square
rittenhouse square
avenue of arts
south street (an area east of broad street)
society hill

south street begins @ 33rd , spruce streets in university city, heading east-southeast past university of pennsylvania s franklin field , university museum. crosses schuylkill river on south street bridge, fixed bridge built in 2010 replace former double bascule bridge dating 1923. south street heads east (relative city grid), , becomes one-way eastbound 27th street way front street.

south street marks 600 south block (from market street) in city s gridiron street system. in west philadelphia, 600 south delineated between 45th , 63rd streets cedar avenue, name being relic of original name south street (cedar street) in original plan philadelphia drafted william penn. south street , cedar avenue discontinuous each other due woodland cemetery, university of pennsylvania (the former blockley township), , schuylkill river.