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  Interstate 676 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Therefore, traffic from I-676 or Interstate 95 to the bridge is directed through city streets, meaning that this portion of I-676 is not (and probably never will be) up to freeway standards.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation maps show the connection to I-95 as I-676, and the bridge connection as US 30 (which is multiplexed with I-676 from its west end to downtown Camden).
I-676 is called the "Vine Street Expressway" in Philadelphia, where it was built practically on top of Vine Street itself, and as the "Martin Luther King, Jr.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vine_Street_Expressway   (247 words)

  
 Vine Street Expressway (I-676 and US 30)
However, the 1945 "Vine Street Expressway" report did not specify details on the route west of the 30th Street Station area, except that the expressway was to be carried on a viaduct over the Pennsylvania Railroad yard.
The Vine Street Expressway was to be the northern part of the Center City loop that also comprised of the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), the Delaware Expressway (I-95) and the unbuilt Crosstown Expressway (I-695) along the South Street-Lombard Street corridor.
Between the expressway and the bridge, grade-level, signalized connections were built at 6th Street (to and from the eastbound lanes), and at 7th Street and 8th Street (to and from the westbound lanes).
www.phillyroads.com /roads/vine   (3074 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Proceed Route 676 / Vine Street Expressway travel for a distance of 1 mile to the Broad Street Exit<>/B, which is also the 15th Street Exit.
Proceed approximately 2 miles and exit at the 15th Street Exit (Broad Street).
This is the intersection of 15th and Ranstead streets.
www.insurancesociety.org /newsite3/d_graham.asp   (734 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Highways:  Interstate 676
In 1957, the Department of Highways began conducting feasibility studies on extending the expressway from Broad Street to Sixth Street and the Ben Franklin Bridge.
In 1977, PENNDOT and the FHWA released the revised environmental impact statement for the Vine Street Expressway.
Four 12-foot-lanes were built from 18th Street to 10th Street with 12-foot shoulders, elevated ramps from the expressway to the Ben Franklin Bridge were not constructed so as not to mar the aesthetics of Franklin Square where Ben Franklin made his discovery of electricity, but a directional-T interchange was built at Interstate 95.
www.pahighways.com /interstates/I676.html   (698 words)

  
 Project for Public Spaces (PPS) | Vine Street Expressway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Philadelphia's Vine Street Expressway is a sunken highway that, like all too many urban thoroughfares, divides its surrounding neighborhoods and discourages street life.
Even the surface-level streets on each side of the expressway feel like highways, with their wide lanes, fast-moving traffic, and poor pedestrian amenities.
The vision for Vine Street was presented in public meetings, and summarized in a detailed report, which included short-term action plans for the three main destinations, rendered plans, and a proposed boulevard scheme.
www.pps.org /info/projectexp/vine_street   (297 words)

  
 I-676 Vine Street Expressway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I-676 runs 7 miles between I-76 near 30th Street Station, through downtown Philadelphia as the Vine Street Expressway, and it crosses the Ben Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into Camden, ending at I-76 near the Walt Whitman Bridge in New Jersey.
The 6-lane Camden section was completed around 1980, and the Vine Street section (with four and six lanes) was completed in 1991.
Vine Street Expressway, by University of Pennsylvania Archives.
www.pennways.com /I676_PA.html   (267 words)

  
 Interstate 676 Pennsylvania and New Jersey @ Interstate-Guide.com
The loop includes the Schuylkill Expressway to the west, the Delaware Expressway to the east, and the unbuilt South Street Expressway to the south.
While the Vine Street Expressway was an arduous construction project due to opposition and mounting costs, the South Street Expressway faced stiffer opposition from neighborhood leaders in the communities along the planned route.
It separates the Vine Street Expressway portion of Interstate 676 from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge/Camden portion of Interstate 676.
www.interstate-guide.com /i-676_panj.html   (1413 words)

  
 Philadelphia Regional Office
Broad Street is the equivalent of 14th Street in Philadelphia, it runs parallel to and between 13th and 15th Streets.
Spring Garden Street is parallel to and ½ mile north of Market Street, and exactly ½ mile north of City Hall.
You may cross Broad Street to a parking lot just beyond Broad Street on the right, or you may turn right on Broad Street, drive ½ block to a parking lot on the left (left turn is permissible).
www.phrc.state.pa.us /PA_Exec/PHRC/offices/philadelphia_office.html   (1461 words)

  
 Travel Directions to The Franklin Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Franklin Institute Science Museum is located in Center City Philadelphia, at the intersection of 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Follow Route 676 West (locally known as the "Vine Street Expressway") to the "Ben Franklin Parkway/Museum Area" exit.
Follow route 676 West (locally known as the "Vine Street Expressway") across town and exit at the "Ben Franklin Parkway/Museum Area" exit.
sln.fi.edu /tfi/info/directions.html   (622 words)

  
 Nonprofit Center: Educational Programs > Public Educational Programs > Programs and Locations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
International House is located at 3701 Chestnut Street in the University City area of Philadelphia, PA. FROM CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA: Take Walnut Street west (across the Schuylkill River) to 38th and Walnut Streets.
Take I-676/Vine Street Expressway west to the Broad Street/15th Street Exit (it will be the very first exit you see on the right side).
The Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation is headquartered in Philadelphia's historic One Penn Center at Suburban Station, 1617 JFK Boulevard, on the 13th floor in Philadelphia, PA 19103, and is accessible by all major thoroughfares and public forms of transportation.
www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org /educational/cc_directions.php   (3752 words)

  
 Philadelphia @ AARoads.com
The South Street Expressway was never built, because neighborhood leaders who stayed in the path of the freeway successfully campaigned to have the freeway plan dropped.
Overall the Vine Street Expressway is a four to six lane suppressed freeway below the city streets of north center city.
Although there is an Interstate 676 in Camden and along the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Vine Street Expressway portion of the highway does not have an unbroken connection between the two segments.
www.northeastroads.com /philadelphia.html   (3620 words)

  
 The Graham Company - Directions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
From the Ben Franklin Bridge, exit onto "ROUTE 676 WEST / VINE STREET EXPRESSWAY" travel for a distance of 1 mile to the BROAD STREET Exit, which is also 15th Street.
If you miss the exit for I-495, you can stay on I-95 (they do reconnect in Pennsylvania); however, it is a little bit longer to go that way.
Proceed Route 676 / Vine Street Expressway travel for a distance of 1 mile to the Broad Street Exit, which is also the 15th Street Exit.
www.grahamco.com /docs/5_directions.html   (1013 words)

  
 Al Paul Lefton Company - Directions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Stay on Vine Street Expressway and exit at "Benjamin Franklin Bridge 676-30 Last Exit" (This will be on the right hand side of the highway following the exit for 8th Street).
You'll cross Race Street, which is one-way east, then cross Arch Street, which is one-way west.
Walk east (make a left) to 6th Street and take a LEFT for 1.5 blocks to the Rohm and Haas building on the left.
www.lefton.com /pages/directions.html   (449 words)

  
 Schuylkill Expressway (I-76)
Opponents, horrified at the idea of directing the expressway through the park, were somewhat mollified when Rapuano took them along the route to demonstrate the view of the city that this elevated stretch would provide.
As the expressway was completed through Philadelphia in the late 1950's, Mayor Richardson Dilworth served as the main dignitary at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
During the late 1990's, the Schuylkill Expressway was considered for inclusion as a national landmark because of its historic importance in the region.
www.phillyroads.com /roads/schuylkill   (4883 words)

  
 Offices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Exit the Vine Street Expressway at the Broad Street exit.
From the Schuylkill Expressway Eastbound (76 East) - from King of Prussia area and Points West — Follow the Expressway to the Conshohocken exit.
From the Schuylkill Expressway Westbound (76 West) - from Philadelphia and Points East — Follow the Expressway to the Conshohocken exit.
www.finemanbach.com /offices/content.cfm   (705 words)

  
 fairfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Take either I-76 or I-95 to I-676 (Vine Street Expressway) and exit at Broad Street (Central Philadelphia).
The Kimmel Center is on the southwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets.
The Kimmel Center is at the corner of Broad and Spruce Streets.
www.duprees.com /directions/kimmel.html   (156 words)

  
 Congregation Rodeph Shalom Directions and Maps
At the top of the hill you are on Vine Street.
Exit I 676 at the Broad Street Exit.
Turn Left on to Vine Street and stay to in the middle lanes.
www.rodephshalom.org /maps.html   (379 words)

  
 Directions to Friends Center, Philadelphia, PA
Cross Race street, Friends Center is the red brick building on your right, enter at the at the corner of 15th and Cherry Streets.
Traveling south on 15th Street, move to the far-left lane, cross Race Street, in the middle of the block on the left is a public parking lot.
Cross Broad Street and walk west on Cherry Street one block to Friends Center at the corner of 15th and Cherry Streets.
www.pym.org /youngfriends/Pages/Friends_Center_Directions.htm   (640 words)

  
 Health Partners: Service. Benefits.Respect.
Our offices are easy to reach from Broad Street or Market Street, as well as I-95 and the Schuylkill and Vine Street Expressways.
Stay on the Vine Street Expressway to the 8th Street exit and follow 8th Street south.
We are also near the Broad Street and Market Street subway lines and several other SEPTA routes.
www.healthpart.com /about_findUs.asp   (181 words)

  
 Focus Pointe - Philadelphia Directions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The building entrance is a revolving door on 17th Street next to the Dunkin’ Donuts.
AMTRAK travel times to 30th Street Station are as follows: If you are using Amtrak from New York or Washington, D.C., you will arrive in Philadelphia at Amtrak’s 30th Street Station.
The facility is approximately 15-20 minutes from 30th Street Station and the taxi cab fare is about $15-$20.
focuspointe.net /philadirections.html   (1279 words)

  
 MCP Hahnemann University - Directions to MCP Hahnemann University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
All trains stop at Penn Center-Suburban Station (16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard), which is four blocks from MCP Hahnemann University.
One block north of Vine Street, turn left onto Wood Street and left into the parking garage.
One block north of Vine Street, turn right onto Wood Street and left into the parking garage.
www.mcphu.edu /map   (717 words)

  
 Keystone Mercy Health Plan - Hahnemann University Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Take I-76 East or West, the Schuylkill Expressway, to I-676 East, the Vine Street Expressway, into Center City Philadelphia.
Travel east on I-76, the Schuylkill Expressway, to I-676 East, the Vine Street Expressway.
Travel east on I-76, the Schuylkill Expressway, to I-676 east, the Vine St. Expressway.
www.keystonemercy.com /health/hospitals/Hahnemann.asp   (655 words)

  
 Kimmel Center, Inc. > How to Find Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Kimmel Center is on the southwest corner of Broad & Spruce Streets.
The Kimmel Center is at the corner of Broad & Spruce Streets.
The Broad Street Subway's Walnut-Locust Station is located two blocks from The Kimmel Center.
www.kimmelcenter.org /planning/findus.php   (519 words)

  
 Stevens & Lee : Offices : Cherry Hill, NJ : Directions
Travel I-76 East for 15 to 20 miles to I-676 East (the Vine Street Expressway).
Take the Vine Street Expressway for about 1 mile to the Ben Franklin Bridge exit.
(Directly across the street is the Clarion Hotel.) Take the elevator to the fifth floor (Suite 506).
stevenslee.com /locations/cherryhill-directions.htm   (652 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Highways:  Interstate 676 Vine Street Expressway Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I-676 is a four-six lane suppressed expressway cutting through downtown Philadelphia.
One of these that comes to mind is the tunnel underneath the area around the Ben Franklin Parkway.
There are some at grade intersections between the bridge and the Vine Street Expressway, so the link between I-676 in PA and NJ is not all limited access.
www.pahighways.com /interstates/I676vsepictures.html   (155 words)

  
 Philadelphia Directions - Schlesinger Associates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There is an open air lot between 18th and 19th Streets on Arch called Central parking.
Proceed on 676 and exit at the Broad Street Exit–turn onto 15th Street at the end of the ramp
From Suburban Station, you can exit at 17th Street; proceed one-half block to the corner of 17th and Arch and enter our building via the Arch Street entrance.
www.schlesingerassociates.com /cities/philadelphia/directions.html   (939 words)

  
 Directions to Philadelphia, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
From Suburban Station, walk north on 17th Street to Arch, cross the street and walk west (left) to the courtyard of the Bell Atlantic Tower (next to the Wawa store).
One Logan Square is on the corner of 18th and Cherry Streets.
The best way to reach BRCandM office from AMTRAK 30th Street Station is to take a taxi from the 30th Street exit of building.
www.blankrome.com /Offices/Philadelphiadirections.asp   (1188 words)

  
 Temple University Student Faculty Center Location   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Student Faculty Center is in the Health Sciences Center complex, located on Broad Street at Ontario, two miles north of Temple University’s main campus and diagonally across from the Temple University Hospital.
Go approximately three miles to Ontario Street, turn right for Temple University Hospital valet parking, or left on Westmoreland Street for the Battersby parking lot.
Continue for approximately three-quarters of a mile to Health Sciences Center, turn left at Ontario Street to Temple Hospital valet parking, or right on Westmoreland Street for the Battersby parking lot.
www.temple.edu /hscsa/locatio1.htm   (452 words)

  
 Transylvanian Nipple Productions - Philly's RHPS Cast
Take the Schuykill Expressway (Route 76) east into Center City, exiting onto the Vine Street Expressway (Route 676).
Proceed south on 15th Street to Pine Street.
Some metered street parking is available in the area surrounding the Community Center.
www.transylvanians.org /shows/WilliamWay.html   (625 words)

  
 Peter Nero and the Philly Pops: One-of-a-kind orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Kimmel Center is located on the southwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
Take either I-76 or I-95 to I-676 west (Vine Street Expressway) and exit at Broad Street (Central Philadelphia).
Take I-676 (the Vine Street Expressway) and exit at Broad Street (Central Philadelphia) Follow Broad Street around City Hall, continuing south.
www.phillypops.com /driving-directions.php   (196 words)

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