Walt Whitman Bridge | |
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 Walt Whitman Bridge, connecting Gloucester City, New Jersey and Philadelphia | |
| Coordinates | 39°54′19″N 75°07′47″W / 39.90528°N 75.12972°W |
| Carries | 7 lanes[1] of  I-76 |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Gloucester City, New Jersey[1] |
| Official name | Walt Whitman Bridge |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey |
| ID number | 4500010 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel suspension bridge |
| Total length | 11,981 feet (3,652 m)[1] |
| Width | 92 feet 2 inches (28.09 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 2,000 feet (610 m)[2] |
| Clearance below | 150 feet (46 m)[3] |
| History | |
| Opened | May 16, 1957[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 120,000 |
| Toll | $6.00 (westbound) (E-ZPass)[4] No toll for eastbound vehicles going from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. |
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The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia in the west to Gloucester City in Camden County, New Jersey in the east. The bridge is named after American poet and essayist Walt Whitman, who resided in nearby Camden toward the end of his life.
Walt Whitman Bridge is 11,981 feet (3,652 m) in length, making it one of the larger bridges on the East Coast of the United States. The bridge is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority.[1]
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- ^ "Walt Whitman Bridge". Structurae – International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering. Ernst & Sohn. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "Bridges and Cables" (PDF). Moran Shipping. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "DRPA - Travel Info". Delaware River Port Authority. Retrieved September 4, 2024.