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{{toplink|url=http://www.drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-bridge.asp|name=drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-bridge.asp}}The Benjamin Franklin Bridge – originally named the Delaware River Bridge, and now informally called the Ben Franklin Bridge – is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority, it is one of four primary vehicular bridges between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, along with the Betsy Ross, Walt Whitman, and Tacony-Palmyra bridges. It carries Interstate 676/U.S. Route 30. | {{toplink|url=http://www.drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-bridge.asp|name=drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-bridge.asp}}[[File:BenFranklinBridge.png|300px|thumb|right|An official view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.]]The '''Benjamin Franklin Bridge''' – originally named the Delaware River Bridge, and now informally called the Ben Franklin Bridge – is '''a suspension bridge across the Delaware River''' connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority, it is one of four primary vehicular bridges between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, along with the Betsy Ross, Walt Whitman, and Tacony-Palmyra bridges. It carries Interstate 676/U.S. Route 30. | ||
The bridge was dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 1926 to 1929, it had the longest single span of any suspension bridge in the world. | The bridge was dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 1926 to 1929, it had the longest single span of any suspension bridge in the world. | ||
''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge Wikipedia]. | ''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge Wikipedia]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Sesquicentennial International Exposition]] | *[[Sesquicentennial International Exposition]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 21 February 2019
drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-bridge.asp
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge – originally named the Delaware River Bridge, and now informally called the Ben Franklin Bridge – is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority, it is one of four primary vehicular bridges between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, along with the Betsy Ross, Walt Whitman, and Tacony-Palmyra bridges. It carries Interstate 676/U.S. Route 30.
The bridge was dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 1926 to 1929, it had the longest single span of any suspension bridge in the world.
Note: The above descriptive information came from Wikipedia.
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