Aerial photo of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, which connects Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey
Aerial photo of the Delaware River and Benjamin Franklin Bridge, which connects Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. Named for American statesman Benjamin Franklin, the bridge is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. History and use The chief engineer was Polish-born Ralph Modjeski, its design engineer was Leon Moisseiff, and the supervising architect was Paul Philippe Cret. At its completion on July 1, 1926, its 533-metre span made it the world's longest suspension bridge span, a distinction it would hold until the opening of the Ambassador Bridge in 1929. The bridge currently carries highways I-676 and US 30, the latter since its opening or very soon thereafter. Before the 1953 New Jersey State Highway renumbering, Route 25, Route 43 and Route 45 ended in the middle of the bridge. The bridge also carries the Port Authority Transit Corporation's Lindenwold High-Speed Line (PATCO Speedline) via connecting tunnels on both sides of the bridge. Pedestrian walkways run along both sides of the bridge, elevated over and separated from the vehicular lanes; of these, only one is open at a time. Walkway hours are 8:00 to 8:00 The DRPA temporarily closed the walkways to the public the day after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, citing security concerns. The DRPA also closes the walkway after snowfall, or if the weather forecast includes a chance of snowfall. The westbound approach to the bridge shows the zipper barrier and the overhead gantry seven vehicular lanes are divided by a concrete "zipper" barrier, which can be mechanically moved to configure the lanes for the lanes for traffic volume or construction.
Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Photo credit: © Robert Quinlan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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