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PENNSVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the chemical gas leak that shut down the Delaware Memorial Bridge (all times local):
Aerial image of Delaware Memorial Bridge (left), Wilmington, Delaware (top right), 2012. The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a dual-span suspension bridge crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 and is also the link between Delaware and New Jersey.
Interstate 495 (I-495) is an 11.47-mile-long (18.46 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Delaware. The highway, named the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, serves as a six-lane bypass of I-95 around the city of Wilmington. I-495 begins at an interchange with I-95 and I-295 near Newport to the southwest of Wilmington.
Construction on an interchange with the Delaware Memorial Bridge approach at Farnhurst began on July 12, 1950. [61] On August 16, 1951, the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened to traffic. [62] US 40 was rerouted to use the new Delaware Memorial Bridge to cross the Delaware River, being realigned to follow US 13 north from Hares Corner to Farnhurst ...
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Construction on the Delaware Memorial Bridge began in 1949. [22] At the same time, work was underway on the Delaware Memorial Bridge approach, a divided highway which would begin at a directional T interchange with US 13/US 202 in Farnhurst and head east to a cloverleaf interchange at New Castle Avenue (present DE 9) before leading to the bridge.
Starting Monday night, eastbound lanes of the bridge will be closed. Here's how to navigate through the traffic.
The bridge was supported by two piers situated between the various rail tracks. Part of the derailed train virtually demolished the northern pier, resulting in the collapse of the northernmost span of the bridge. It was replaced by a single-span bridge. Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge: Hopewell, Virginia: United States 24 February 1977: Lift ...