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Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Looking North)

Here is a view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge looking north. Philadelphia, PA is off to the left while Camden, NJ is off to the right.

Photo taken by Ian Ligget in August 2010

Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Builders: - Delaware River Port Authority
- Leon Moisseiff
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Chief Engineer)
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,750.1 ft.
Total length: 8,170.3 ft. (1.5 mi.)
Deck width: 77.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Delaware River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.95333, -75.13500 (decimal degrees)
39°57'12" N, 75°08'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/488468/4422586 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Philadelphia
Inventory numbers: PA 67 7301 0676 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 31509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2008): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 36.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 87,158

Benjamin Franklin Bridge

Posted August 14, 2010, by D. Thomsen (dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net)

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Delaware River Bridge are the same bridge. How can they be combined into a single entry?

Delaware River Bridge

Posted May 12, 2008, by Bill Flis (flis [at] detk [dot] com)

This is the original name of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, which is also listed here.

Benjamin Franklin Bridge

Posted August 5, 2007, by Kevin Wong (R36Redbird [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The Ben Franklin Bridge opened July 1, 1926 and was designed and built by Ralph Modjeski (of Manhattan Bridge fame).

In addition to 7 traffic lanes, the bridges carries a pedestrian path and PATCO rapid transit/commuter trains