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Benjamin Franklin Bridge | PA/NJ | PA | US
About the bridge:
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
Work began on January 6, 1922. At the peak of construction, 15 of the 1,300 workers died during its construction. The bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 1926 on the nation’s 150th anniversary. At completion, its 1,750-foot (533-meter) span was the world's longest for a suspension bridge, a distinction it held until the opening of the Ambassador Bridge in 1929.
The name was changed to "Benjamin Franklin Bridge" in 1955, as a second Delaware River suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia and New Jersey was under construction (Walt Whitman Bridge).
Total length: 2,917.86 meters (9,573 feet)
Clearance above: 5.12 meters (16.8 feet)
Clearance below: 41.19
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Benjamin Franklin Bridge | PA/NJ | PA | US
About the bridge:
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
Work began on January 6, 1922. At the peak of construction, 15 of the 1,300 workers died during its construction. The bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 1926 on the nation’s 150th anniversary. At completion, its 1,750-foot (533-meter) span was the world's longest for a suspension bridge, a distinction it held until the opening of the Ambassador Bridge in 1929.
The name was changed to "Benjamin Franklin Bridge" in 1955, as a second Delaware River suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia and New Jersey was under construction (Walt Whitman Bridge).
Total length: 2,917.86 meters (9,573 feet)
Clearance above: 5.12 meters (16.8 feet)
Clearance below: 41.19