Independence Day Regatta | July 4, 5 and 6, 2025

Directions

• GPS Decimal Degrees: 39.969255N -75.185399W
• Google Maps address: St. Joes Prep/University Gillin Boathouse, 2200 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia PA, 19129

From New York/New England

• From southbound New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP), take exit 6 to Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276 West).
• Follow PA Turnpike to exit 25A (Mid County).
• Take this exit (keeping to the left) and follow signs to I-476 South (Chester).
• After toll booth, take I-476 South to exit 6 (junction with I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway) Philadelphia/Valley Forge.
• Take this exit (on right), stay in left lane of exit and follow signs for Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the left.
• Take this exit and stay in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the East Park Canoe House (EPCH) / Temple , where all out-of-town crews launch.

From Scranton/Allentown:

Take Northeast Extension of PA Turnpike (Route 9 South) south to exit 25 (Mid-County).

• Take this exit (keeping to the left) and follow signs to I-476 South (Chester).
• After toll booth, take I-476 South to exit 6 (junction with I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway) Philadelphia/Valley Forge.
• Take this exit (on right), stay in left lane of exit and follow signs for Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the left.
• Take this exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the East Park Canoe House (EPCH) / Temple.

From Harrisburg

• Take PA Turnpike East to Exit 34.
• Follow I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) towards Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit and stay in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the East Park Canoe House (EPCH) / Temple.

From Washington, DC, Baltimore, Wilmington

• Take I-95 North through Wilmington to Philadelphia International Airport and follow signs for Phila Center City via Route I-76 or Schuylkill Expressway
• Take exit, I-76, Schuylkill Expressway, west. This takes you across the Penrose Ave. Bridge across Schuylkill, a.k.a. Route 291.
• As soon as you come down bridge get in left lane, as you will turn left at first light onto 26th Street.
• This will take you directly onto I-76 west. Follow I-76 about 8 miles, past Boathouse Row and the race course.
• Follow I-76 West to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit, turn right at foot of exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the East Park Canoe House (EPCH) / Temple.

From South Jersey via the Walt Whitman Bridge

• Take I-76, the Schuylkill Expressway, west.
• Follow I-76 West to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit, turn right at foot of exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the East Park Canoe House (EPCH) / Temple.