Photo from www.schuylkillbanks.org

Work has finished on the newest segment of the Schuylkill Banks Trail, which runs from 56th Street to the vicinity of 61st Street in Southwest Philadelphia. The new trail segment extends Schuylkill Banks an additional 1,800 feet south and includes 1.6 acres of greenway, a large riverfront platform for fishing and community events, awesome views of the river and the Philadelphia skyline, lighting for nighttime use, benches, lawn areas, and newly planted trees and flowers.

This project is the first phase of a larger, eight-mile riverfront trail extension project that will eventually extend to Passyunk Avenue. Schuylkill Banks is a project of the Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC), a non-profit organization, and the City of Philadelphia. SRDC is working to revitalize the Schuylkill River corridor from the Fairmount Dam to the Delaware River.

A grand opening celebration for the newest segment of Schuylkill Banks will take place Saturday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 56th Street Plaza where 56th Street dead-ends at the Schuylkill, just south of Bartram’s Garden. Community members are invited.

For more information about this project, visit: www.schuylkillbanks.org.