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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
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 38th Streets.
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