The Holme Avenue Bridge is a closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge that carries Holme Avenue across Wooden Bridge Run (a tributary of Pennypack Creek) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The total length of the bridge is 101.1 ft. The width of its deck is 83.8 ft.
Built in 1921, it remains in use today. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Note: not to be confused with the other "Holme Avenue Bridge" nearby over Pennypack Creek.
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