Pennsylvania & New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridge (State Route 90), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: Because of its location on the lower Delaware River, the bridge has a collection of extremely long and heavy spans. These include the world's heaviest center-bearing swing span, completed in 1896, and longest double-track vertical-lift span, added in 1959. Both movable spans are still present, which is an unusual occurrence. The bridge is also significant as the first Delaware River crossing at Philadelphia, supplanting a ferry crossing for passengers and freight bound for southern New Jersey.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N627
Survey number: HAER PA-545
Building/structure dates: 1895-1896 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Subsequent Work
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Tags
railroad bridges
swing bridges
vertical lift bridges
steel truss bridges
steel trestles
pennsylvania
railroad
new jersey railroad
delaware
bridge
delaware river bridge
delaware river
betsy
ross
betsy ross bridge
state route
philadelphia
philadelphia county
new jersey
camden county
a and p roberts
william h brown
charles a sims and company
consolidated rail corporation conrail
csx transportation
eric n delony
drake and stratton company
joseph e elliott
hardesty and hanover
historic american engineering record
john f casey company
norfolk southern railroad
p mcmanus company
pencoyd iron works
pennsylvania and new jersey railroad
pennsylvania historical and museum commission
pennsylvania railroad
william a pratt
justin m spivey
us steel corporation
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
infrastructure
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Brown, William H
Pratt, William A
Hardesty & Hanover
A. & P. Roberts
Pencoyd Iron Works
U.S. Steel Corporation
Charles A. Sims & Company
Drake & Stratton Company
P. McManus Company
John F. Casey Company
Pennsylvania & New Jersey Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
CSX Transportation
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
,
39.98875, -75.07403
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html