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Delair Bridge

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
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Overview
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River on Norfolk Southern RR/CSX RR (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
Location
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960; was the first bridge from Philadelphia to New Jersey
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 542.0 ft.
Total length: 4,396.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.98225, -75.06878   (decimal degrees)
39°58'56" N, 75°04'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/494127/4425789 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Camden
Inventory number
BH 52338 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1896 (139)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
CSX Railroad (581)
Camden County, New Jersey (19)
Delaware River (42)
Have street view (9,889)
Movable (1,355)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
New Jersey (749)
Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
Open (28,309)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
 Pennsylvania Railroad (167)
Pennsylvania truss (308)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (118)
Polygonal Warren through truss (301)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (53)
Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length 500-1000 feet (313)
State line crossing (513)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,566)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren truss (3,957)

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  • May 3, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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