This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1926: Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 145 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1926 |
| Name: | Benjamin Franklin |
| Also Known As: | Philadelphia-Camden |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA |
| Crossing: | Delaware River |
| Coordinates: | 39.95333 N 75.135 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Modjeski, Webster, Ball, Moiseff |
| References: | AAJ, BBR, BFL, BONJ, BPL, DRB, GBD, PTL, PTS2, USS |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) and Rail (subway), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2007) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 533.4 meters (1,750 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 219.3 meters (719.5 feet) |
| Deck width: | 125.5 feet |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1924 Bear Mountain - Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
- Near 1957 Walt Whitman - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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