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The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge and known locally as the Ben Franklin Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Connects: Center City, Philadelphia to Camden, NJ. Initial Investment: $45.2 million. Began Construction: January 6, 1922. Opened to Traffic: July 1, 1926.
It was the longest suspension bridge in the world—holding that record for three straight years until it was beat out by Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. Predictions from the bridge commission was that the span would be free of tolls for private automobiles by 1941.
The Ben Franklin Bridge Pedestrian Walkway offers a picturesque route for walkers, runners and cyclists between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey. In Philadelphia, access to the walkway is located at 5th and Race Street, across the street from the U.S. Mint.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Tolls on four bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey — the Ben Franklin Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge, Commodore Barry Bridge, and Walt Whitman Bridge — are going up...
One of the nation's great bridges, and once the longest suspension bridge in the world, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge was designed by acclaimed architect and engineer Paul Cret (who also designed the Benjamin Franklin Parkway).
Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge carries Interstate 676, US Route 30, and a PATCO light rail line across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.