Arch Street (Philadelphia)

Arch Street

Girard Fountain Park on Arch Street, 2007.
Former name(s)	Mulberry Street Holme Street Tioga Street
Owner	City of Philadelphia
Maintained by	Streets Department
Length	3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Location	Philadelphia
Nearest metro station	30th Street
Coordinates	39°57′15″N 75°09′42″W / 39.9543°N 75.1618°W / 39.9543; -75.1618Coordinates: 39°57′15″N 75°09′42″W / 39.9543°N 75.1618°W / 39.9543; -75.1618
West end	Gross Street in Overbrook
Major junctions	I-76 / PA 3 in University City PA 611 in Center City
East end	Front Street in Old City
North	Race Street (West Philly) Cherry Street (Center City)
South	Market Street (West Philly) JFK Boulevard / Filbert Street (Center City)
Construction
Commissioned	1682

Arch Street is a major east-west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

The street, called Mulberry Street on William Penn's original city grid, was renamed Arch in 1854. Other parts of the street were once called Holme and Tioga streets. Today, it runs from the Delaware River westward through Old City, where landmarks include the Arch Street Friends Meeting House, the Betsy Ross House, Girard Fountain Park, the U.S. Mint, and Christ Church Burial Ground. It crosses Independence Mall at 5th and 6th Streets, traverses Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood, and ends in the tourist areas around Logan Square and the museum district.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Arch from 6th to 11th Streets was known as "Radio Row", after its electronic-goods stores.