Delaware River Bridge / 1921-1926

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Title
Delaware River Bridge
Date
1921-1926
Country
United States
Current Site
Philadelphia to Camden
Work Type
Transportation Facilities
Sub-heading
Bridges; Aqueducts
Notes
From the early 19th century on many plans had been proposed for building a bridge at this site, but it was not until the early 20th century that plans for a bridge began to be carried out. Many commissions and committees in both Pensylvania and New Jersey were formed and in 1918 the consulting engineers Waddell and Son were hired to examine the possibility of a Delware River crossing. In 1919 the states of Philadelphia and New Jersey worked together to create the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission and they were given permission to build. The chief engineer for the bridge was Ralph Modjeski with Clement E. Chase as assistant engineer, Leon S. Moisseiff as the engineer of design, and Paul P. Cret as the architect. By 1921 a site for the bridge was chosen and construction began in January of 1922. The bridge opened on July 1, 1926 and is today known as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. For more information see: Delaware River Port Authority, The Delaware River Bridge Twenty-Fifth Anniversary (not published, 1951).
Accession
LS018134
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Originating Collection
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan
Slide Producer
Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc., 918 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-26 03:35:33

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3471 x 2890
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Record
LS018134
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