Live Traffic Camera: PA 291 @ PLATTS BRIDGE (Southbound)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This traffic camera monitors PA 291 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a southbound view.
A National Weather Service watch is active for this camera area, meaning hazardous weather may develop even if current conditions appear calm. See the alert details below before traveling.
Current weather near this camera is dry, with clear sky and temperatures near 89.2 °F.
The live view is most useful for checking traffic flow, visibility, and any lane restrictions before driving through the Philadelphia area.
Additional rain is expected over the next few days, which could keep pavement conditions variable in the Philadelphia area.
Camera Information & Location Details
- Highway/Roadway
- PA 291
- Traffic Direction
- Southbound
- County
- Philadelphia
- City
- Philadelphia
- Feed Type
- Live Video
- Geographic Coordinates
- 39.89780, -75.21165
- Source Provider
- PennDOT
Real-Time Mapping
Active Weather Alert near this camera
Conditions are favorable for hazardous weather nearby, even if the current camera view looks calm.
Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:20PM EDT until August 3 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren and Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area tonight through Monday. Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour possible. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible with localized amounts to 3 to 5 inches which could cause flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
- Active until
- 2026-08-04 03:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Possible
- Area
- New Castle; Sussex; Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Current Weather near traffic camera in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clear sky
- Temperature
- 89.2 °F
- Feels Like
- 90.3 °F
- Humidity
- 43%
- Wind
- 9.0 mph
- Wind Direction
- S (177°)
- Precipitation
- 0.00 inch
Forecast
- Max
- 90.4 °F
- Min
- 73.3 °F
- Precip.
- 0.10 inch
- Status
- Slight rain
- Max
- 82.7 °F
- Min
- 73.3 °F
- Precip.
- 0.94 inch
- Status
- Heavy rain
- Max
- 87.3 °F
- Min
- 69.9 °F
- Precip.
- 0.05 inch
- Status
- Slight rain
Observed at: 2026-08-02 20:00 UTC (weather data updated hourly)
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