Walt Whitman Bridge

Photos

Phila Walt Whitman Bridge01

Looking east from Philadelphia.

Photo taken by D. Thomsen

BH Photo #169981

Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-76 in Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1998
Builders: - Delaware River Port Authority
- Othmar Ammann of Feuerthalen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 2,000.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Total length: 11,682.7 ft. (2.2 mi.)
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")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/488887/4417221 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Philadelphia
Inventory numbers: PA 67 7301 0076 0230 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 31547 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 117,700