Historic Bridges
of the United States
Walt Whitman Bridge
Philadelphia County
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Pennsylvania
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Overview
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-76 in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1998
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 2,000.1 ft.
Total length: 11,682.7 ft.
Deck width: 79.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.90500, -75.13000
(decimal degrees)
39°54'18" N, 75°07'48" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0076 0230
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31547
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
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Built 1957
(133)
Built during 1950s
(1,405)
Delaware River
(34)
I-76
(3)
Open
(21,664)
Over a mile long
(94)
Owned by state
(6,562)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Span length over 1000 feet
(67)
Suspension
(151)
Total length over 2500 feet
(341)
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