The waterfront is part of the
Delaware Valley port complex. It is located on the west bank of Delaware River in
Chester,
Eddystone and
Ridley Park. It is upstream of the
Trainer Refinery and downstream of
Philadelphia International Airport.
Stoney Creek,
Chester Creek,
Ridley Creek,
Crum Creek and
Darby Creek mouth along the shore.
Shipping channel In the "project of 1885" the U.S. government undertook systematically the formation of a
shipping channel wide from Philadelphia to deep water in
Delaware Bay. The River and Harbor Act of 1899 provided for a channel wide from Philadelphia to the deep water of the bay. Since 1941, the Delaware River Main Channel was maintained at a depth of . A 102.5-mile stretch of this federal navigation channel, from
Port of Philadelphia and
Port of Camden to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, was deepened to , which was completed in 2017.
Navigational aids The
Marcus Hook Range Lights are
range lights downstream of the port;
Tinicum Island Range Lights are upstream of it. Additional
navigational aids are located along the shore.
Roads Pennsylvania Route 291 parallels the river and is known as the Industrial Heritage Highway. The
Commodore Barry Bridge carries
U.S. Route 322.
U.S. Route 13 also runs through Chester.
Interstate 95 and
Interstate 476 are nearby and intersect at
Crum Lynne.
Rail service Rail service to the port is within
Conrail's
South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area, based at
Pavonia Yard over
Delair Bridge, the most downstream
railroad bridge, crossing the Delaware at
Pennsauken, New Jersey. The
Stoney Creek Secondary parallels the port and has on site spurs.
Norfolk Southern Railway (with connecting
BNSF Railway service) and
CSX Transportation Philadelphia Subdivision are also active. The
Wilmington/Newark Line, originally built by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, is a
commuter rail line is one of the 13 lines in
SEPTA's SEPTA Regional Rail network. ==Facilities==