Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia. The road crosses the Schuylkill River on the Chestnut Street Bridge. It serves as eastbound Pennsylvania Route 3 between 63rd and 33rd Streets. Stratton's Tavern was located on Chestnut Street near Sixth Street. When the citizens of Philadelphia were afraid that the British might attack the essentially unmanned Fort Mifflin, the secretary of the Young Men's Democratic Society called a meeting held at Stratton's Tavern at Chestnut and Sixth Streets on March 20, 1813. The young men agreed to volunteer their services to defend the fort.

Points of interest

From east to west:

Major intersections

The entire street is in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.

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<Gallery> File:Chestnut Street West Philadelphia 2.jpg|33rd and Chestnut Streets in [University City](https://bliptext.com/articles/university-city-philadelphia) File:Chestnut Street at Night.jpg|Chestnut Street in [Philadelphia](https://bliptext.com/articles/philadelphia) at night in February 2016 File:Exterior of the [Independence Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/independence-hall-united-states), Aug 2019.jpg|[Independence Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/independence-hall-united-states), a landmark between 5th and 6th Streets on Chestnut Street File:Independence Hall 4.jpg|[Old City Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/old-city-hall-philadelphia) at 5th and Chestnut Streets File:Phila FrontStreet02.jpg|Eastern terminus at [Front Street](https://bliptext.com/articles/front-street-philadelphia) File:Chestnut Street West Philadelphia 3.jpg|Chestnut and 47th Street </Gallery>