Rail Park opens in Spring Garden section of Philadelphia

Thursday, June 14, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's newest park officially opened to the public Thursday.

They cut the ribbon on the Rail Park in the city's Spring Garden section.
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The opening marked the completion of Phase One of the project, which is transforming an abandoned viaduct originally built in the 1890s into an elevated park.

The quarter-mile elevated stretch which is now complete features a walkway and new landscaping.

It runs along Callowhill Street from 13th to Broad.

The park will eventually span three miles and include open space both above and below ground.
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Rail Park opens in Spring Garden

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