Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-3 and I-2 zoning in Bridesburg, on the Delaware River.
Search this neighborhoodBridesburg is a river-ward neighborhood on the Delaware in the lower Northeast, between Port Richmond and Wissinoming. Heavy industry still shapes it: I-3 and I-2 industrial districts cover about 41% of the area, beside RSA-5 rowhouse blocks and ICMX industrial-commercial land.
Robert A. Borski Park and Bridesburg Recreation Center are the main public green spaces, and Orthodox Street is the neighborhood's commercial spine. SEPTA routes 25, 41 and 73 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Bridesburg. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Bridesburg include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 387 permits in Bridesburg from January 2024 through October 2026, 79 of them building permits (6 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 8% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Bridesburg by area is I-3 (heavy industrial land), covering about 26% of the neighborhood, followed by I-2 (medium industrial land) at 15% and RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 14%.
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