Schuylkill River and Delaware River

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The Schuylkill River and Delaware River are the two major waterways that border central Philadelphia, shaping the city’s geography, history, and development.

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Schuylkill River and Delaware River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
river
associatedWith Delaware River Port
Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76)
basinCountry United States
borders central Philadelphia
country United States
crossedBy Benjamin Franklin Bridge NERFINISHED
Benjamin Franklin Parkway bridges
South Street Bridge NERFINISHED
Walt Whitman Bridge NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Delaware River watershed
emptiesInto Delaware Bay
flowsThrough Philadelphia
formsBorderBetween New Jersey and Delaware
Pennsylvania and Delaware
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
hasWaterfrontArea Penn's Landing in Philadelphia
linked to: Penn's Landing

Schuylkill Banks in Philadelphia
linked to: Schuylkill Banks
historicallyUsedFor industrial development
navigation
trade
transportation
influenced Philadelphia urban development
length approximately 135 miles
approximately 301 miles
locatedIn Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
mouth Delaware River
mouthLocatedIn Philadelphia
partOf Delaware River watershed
passesThrough Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Trenton, New Jersey
Wilmington, Delaware
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
sourceLocation Catskill Mountains, New York
linked to: Catskill Mountains

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Delaware River

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Market Street (Philadelphia) isKeyAxisBetween Schuylkill River and Delaware River