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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.
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.
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 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 ...
The bridge has now been listed as a historic landmark on Google Maps. Followers of the Facebook page "What's up in Delaware" have wondered if it's for real or a prank. "OK, Who did this," asked one.
PENNSVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the chemical gas leak that shut down the Delaware Memorial Bridge (all times local): The Latest: Delaware Memorial Bridge reopens to traffic Skip to main ...
The Wilmington and Great Valley Turnpike was known in Delaware as the Concord Pike. [9] The Concord Pike was taken over by New Castle County in 1911, at which point the tolls were removed. [ 10 ] A portion of the Concord Pike near Talleyville was incorporated into the state highway system by 1920, with the remainder of the road proposed to ...
On Feb. 22, 1937, tunnel expert John Meigs, chief engineer for the Wilmington-Deepwater Tunnel Company, addressed the Milford Rotary Club touting the virtues of a tunnel under the Delaware River ...