The Benjamin Franklin BridgeArcadia Publishing, 2009 - 127 pages The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, was constructed to connect the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. For a time after its opening on July 1, 1926, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 1,750 feet. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge contains many rarely seen images of the bridge's planning and construction, the individuals who helped make the concept of the bridge a reality, and the workers who built it. The bridge has undergone many changes in the decades since its opening, and these vintage photographs trace its evolution, illustrating the bridge's endurance as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area. |
Table des matières
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Spanning the Delaware | 29 |
Expanding its Purpose | 97 |
Additional Crossings | 113 |
The Bridge Today | 121 |
Bibliography | 127 |
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