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Wissahickon Bridge

Philadelphia · United States  ·  Staged car crash on bridge

Blow Out filmed at Wissahickon Bridge, Philadelphia. The fake car crash that sets the plot moving happens on this bridge over the creek.

Where to go

40.024441, -75.196256

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Blow Out (1981)
On screen
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In real life
Wissahickon Bridge, Philadelphia
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Blow Out film at Wissahickon Bridge?
At 40.024441, -75.196256 in Philadelphia. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Wissahickon Bridge?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Wissahickon Bridge?
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