Pennsylvania & New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridg, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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23 b&w photos
7 data pages
2 photo caption pages
2 color transparencies

TITLE:
Pennsylvania & New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridg, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,51-PHILA,720-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 23 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 6 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Color Transparencies: 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-545

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N627).

Building/structure dates: 1895 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1958 subsequent work

Part of building/structure is in Pennsauken vicinity, Camden County, NJ.

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.

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Philadelphia County--Philadelphia
railroad bridges
vertical lift bridges
swing bridges

OTHER TITLE:
Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge
Delair Bridge

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3755

CONTROL #:
PA3755

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