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The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a dual-span suspension bridge crossing the Delaware River. ... Construction of the second span began in mid-1964, 250 feet (76 m ...
I-295 begins at I-95, I-495, US 202, and DE 141 near Newport, Delaware, and heads east over the Delaware River on the Delaware Memorial Bridge into New Jersey.The highway intersects the southern terminus of the New Jersey Turnpike and runs northeast through suburban areas of South Jersey parallel to the turnpike, providing a bypass of Philadelphia and Camden.
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.
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 ...
Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction: 853 m (2,800 ft) ... Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge: 728 m (2,388 ft) ... Delaware Memorial Bridge: 655 m (2,150 ft)
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The first construction contracts for the Delaware Turnpike were awarded in 1957, with construction soon following that year. [40] Construction began on building a new bridge over US 13/US 40 at the Farnhurst interchange in 1958 that would connect the Delaware Turnpike to the I-295/US 40 approach to the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
The Dupont Boulevard transformed the state of Delaware, but just imagine what could have been with a tunnel under the Delaware River.