Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
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Getting to Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
- Airports
- Philadelphia (PHL), 10 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 118 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 141 km
- New York → Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)130 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · $12–17
- Newark → Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)122 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $11–15
- Baltimore → Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)143 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · $13–17
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- Get inAir charter companies such as Monarch Air Group and Mercury Jets fly a variety of private charter aircraft and jets, from charter luxury Gulfstream's down to economical piston twins for small groups and individuals.
- Get inThe RiverLink and Freedom Ferry services provide travel from Philadelphia to neighboring Camden, New Jersey, between April and September.
- Get inAccess to the other waterfront attractions, including an aquarium, is also provided by the ferry service.
- Get aroundThose rates are as follows: Lindenwold, Ashland & Woodcrest Stations and Philadelphia: $3.00 Haddonfield, Westmont & Collingswood Stations and Philadelphia: $2.60 Ferry Avenue (Camden) Station and Philadelphia: $2.25 Travel within Pennsylvania, between Broadway and City Hall (Camden), and between PA and those two stations: $1.40 Any other trip within New Jersey: $1.60 Note that PATCO is not operated by SEPTA and uses its own fare system.
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