Walt Whitman Bridge, Suspension bridge between Philadelphia, United States and Gloucester City, New Jersey.
Description
Walt Whitman Bridge stretches 3,651 meters (roughly 12,000 feet) across the Delaware River and rises 45 meters (about 148 feet) above the water. Its main span measures 609 meters (1,998 feet) and hangs freely over the channel, supported by steel towers on either shore.
History
Construction began in 1953 under the Delaware River Port Authority and finished four years later, opening this route in 1957. Engineers followed design principles common to long-span crossings of that period, adapting methods used elsewhere during the same decade.
Culture
Named after the poet who spent his final years in Camden and wrote often about the river, this crossing links two states he knew well. Drivers heading toward Pennsylvania pass over the waterway he watched from his window during the 1880s.
Practical
Seven lanes of Interstate 76 cross the river here, and tolls are collected only for eastbound traffic entering New Jersey. Electronic payment systems speed up passage through the collection points, and signs on the approach guide drivers toward the next exit.
Did you know?
Each main cable holds thousands of individual wires bundled together, reaching a diameter of 76 centimeters (30 inches) and containing enough material to wrap around the Earth at the equator. Engineers spun these wires on site rather than lifting prefabricated cables into place.
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