| University Avenue | |
| Length Mi: | 0.19 |
| Location: | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Terminus B: | Loomis Street |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus A: | St. George Street |
| Direction A: | North |
University Avenue is a downtown street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It runs for around 0.19miles, from St. George Street in the north to Loomis Street in the south. It was the original main access road to the University at Lewisburg (Bucknell University today), located on the northern side of the campus, and still leads to its former main entrance, punctuated by the 1905 Memorial Gateway.[1] The Grove, a wooded area, stands inside the gates.[2]
The university's oldest residence hall, Old Main (today known as Daniel C. Roberts Hall), stands atop College Hill, which begins its rise inside Memorial Gateway. It was built in 1858, when the school was known as the University at Lewisburg, and was rebuilt after fire in the 1930s.[3]
Several fraternity and sorority buildings stand on University Avenue, including Kappa Sigma and Phi Gamma Delta, while President's House is located at the intersection with Loomis Street, across from Lowry House (former home of hymn-writer Robert Lowry).[4] The Union County Industrial Railroad passes beside both of these buildings as it crosses University Avenue.
Limestone Run, a branch of both Bull Run and Miller Run, passes beneath University Avenue in its northern third. It empties into the West Branch Susquehanna River a short distance to the southeast. Its final stretch passes through what was formerly a lush area known as the Meadows.[5] [6]
From north to south:[7]
The former carriage house beside number 63 was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.[10] The home was once the residence of George R. Bliss, a professor at Bucknell.[11]