General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2003 |
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Location
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 39° 57' 18.64" N 75° 8' 50.89" W |
| Coordinates: | 39° 56' 57.67" N 75° 7' 11.55" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 533.75 m | |
| total length | 972.6 m | |
| span lengths | 218.4 m - 533.75 m - 218.4 m | |
| clearance | 41.1 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| number of lanes | 7 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Chronology
| 6 January 1922 | Construction begins. |
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| 1 July 1926 | Opened to traffic. |
Participants
- Ralph Modjeski (chief engineer)
- Leon Solomon Moisseiff (design engineer)
- Clement E. Chase (principal assistant engineer)
Design
Architecture
- Paul Philippe Cret (architect)
- Allston Dana (assistant design engineer)
Consulting engineers
- Daniel E. Moran (consulting engineer)
- Holton Duncan Robinson (consulting engineer)
- Edward A. Byrne (consulting engineer)
Construction
- American Bridge Company (deck)
- Bethlehem Steel Co. (towers)
- Keystone State Construction Co. (piers)
Cables
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Bridge over the Delaware River. Final Report of the Board of Engineers. technical report, 1927.
- (1926): Cable calculations for the Delaware River Bridge. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 201, n. 6 (June 1926), pp. 712-735.
- (1926): Construction of the cables of the Delaware River Bridge. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 201, n. 6 (June 1926), pp. 735-775.
- (1922): The Delaware River Bridge between Philadelphia and Camden. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 193, n. 1 (January 1922), pp. 1-14.
- (1995): Engineers of Dreams. Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America. Vintage Books, New York (USA), pp. 479.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000531 - Published on:
20/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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