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Bridges Now and Then posted
Workers on the Walt Whitman Bridge over the Delaware River, c. 1956. (New Jersey Business Magazine)
Bill Campbell: When the Walt Whitman was being built, the name of the Delaware River Bridge was officially changed to Benjamin Franklin Bridge. |
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Haddonfield United posted
Building the Walt Whitman Bridge |
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Delaware River Port Authority - DRPA posted
In the mid-1950s when the Walt Whitman Bridge was nearing its completion. The bridge officially opened to traffic on May 16, 1957.
Bridges Now and Then shared |
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Bridges Now and Then posted
Building the Walt Whitman Bridge, linking Philadelphia and New Jersey's Camden County, c. 1956. (DRPA)
James Torgeson shared
Steelwork by Bethlehem! |
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Bridges Now and Then posted
One more from the Battleships and Bridges File, USS New Jersey and the Walt Whitman Bridge, probably c. 1999 when she was brought to the Philadelphia/Camden area to become a museum. (No Photo Credit Found) |
The bridge was designed by Othmar Ammann, and it is another example of towers without any extra bracing. At least the joints at the top look substantial.
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August 1, 1953
May 16, 1957
2,000 feet (609.6 meters)
770 feet (234.7 meters)
3,540 feet (1,079.0 meters)
11,981 feet (3,651.8 meters)
92 feet (28.0 meters)
83 feet (25.3 meters)
7 lanes
378 feet (115.2 meters)
150 feet (45.7 meters)
57,674 tons (52,321 metric tons)
36,500 tons (33,112 metric tons)
2 cables
3,845 feet (1,281.7 meters)
23 1/8 inches (58.7 centimeters)
18,666 wires
Caisson
$90,000,000 |
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Radar Rob Aerial posted
Walt Whitman Bridge! |
As is true for other large bridges, the approach spans are non-trivial bridges in their own right.
Battleship New Jersey is returning to its
permanent mooring after spending a couple of months in drydock. The tugboats are providing the propulsion. The Navy does not allow museum ships to fire up their boilers.
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Delaware River Port Authority - DRPA posted
Welcome home, Battleship New Jersey!
Bridges Now and Then shared
WooHoo!! BZ to all involved! |
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