Henry Avenue Bridge, PA

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Description:

NOTE:  ACCESS IS TENTATIVE AT BEST AND ILLEGAL AT WORST. 

PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB AT THIS AREA!

(10/23/2007 - Thanks Laura for the update)

Hard sport climbing area under the bridge on large natural stone blocks set into the bridge columns.  All routes have chains or slings attached to bolts.  Routes look very hard ranging from, what appears to be 5.10 to 5.12.  This is not a beginner's area.
Location: Approximately 30 minutes north of Philadelphia near Wisahickon and Fairmont Parks.
Directions: From downtown Philadelphia, get on I-76 and get off on Lincoln Drive (exit 72).  Continue across river veer left at Lincoln Drive sign and head up the curvy road (+/- 1 mile).  Pass under the bridge and continue until you reach the first stop light - Rittenhouse Drive.  Make right at light and then make first left at next stop light - Wisahickon Avenue.  Make another left back onto Lincoln Drive - southbound - and back past Rittenhouse Drive stop light.  Pull off to right at second park pullout.  Park. 
Approach: From parking area, follow paved hiking and biking trail south, cross pedestrian bridge, and continue until you are under the bridge.   Break right and up the hill above the small retaining wall on your right.  The climbs are located on the columns to your left and right after you get past the large arch.  Total approach time - 10 minutes.

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