page_title: Market Street (Philadelphia)
section_title: Route
hierarchical_section_title: Market Street (Philadelphia) / Route
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context_page_description: Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is signed as Pennsylvania Route 3 between 38th Street and 15th Street. A short portion of the road continues west from Cobbs Creek Parkway to Delaware County.
  The High Street was the familiar name of the principal street in nearly every English town at the time Philadelphia was founded. But if Philadelphia was indebted to England for the name of High Street, nearly every American town is, in turn, indebted to Philadelphia for its Market Street. Long before the city was laid out or settled, Philadelphia's founder, William Penn, had planned that markets would be held regularly on the 100-foot wide High Street. The city's first market stalls were situated in the center of the thoroughfare starting at Front Street and proceeding west eventually to 8th Street. The stalls soon became covered and were not taken down as planned. Later, additional covered sheds appeared west of Center Square as the city expanded westward. The street began to be called Market Street around 1800.
context_section_description: Market Street runs from Millbourne to Front Street in Center City, Philadelphia.  At Front Street, a bridge over Interstate 95 brings traffic from Penn's Landing, on the western bank of the Delaware River, onto westbound Market Street.  Market Street runs one way, eastbound, between 20th Street and 15th Street, with westbound traffic diverted onto JFK Boulevard.
  Market Street is interrupted between 15th Street and Juniper Street by Philadelphia City Hall, and so technically does not intersect with Broad Street. A pedestrian-only path continues Market Street across the City Hall block.  Between 12th Street and roughly 20th Street, Market Street is heavily commercial, with office skyscrapers rising on both sides.  In the past, there was once a connection to Market Street in Camden, New Jersey by ferry.
  The street continues westward, crossing over the Schuylkill River via the Market Street Bridge, into and through University City and West Philadelphia.
  SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line runs along Market Street, as a subway east of 44th Street and as an elevated line above Market Street, west of there.
caption: Market Street sign
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