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Delaware Memorial Bridge

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General Information

Beginning of works:	1964
Completion:	1968
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Suspension bridge
Function / usage:	Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

Location

Location:	Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, USA New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Crosses:	Delaware River
Carries:	Interstate I-295
Next to:	Delaware Memorial Bridge (1951)
Coordinates:	39° 41' 20.19" N 75° 31' 4.50" W

Technical Information

Dimensions

main bridge
	main span	655.75 m
	total length	4 023.4 m
	span lengths of main bridge	228.6 m - 655.75 m - 228.6 m
	number of lanes	4
	length	1 112.5 m

Cost

cost of construction

United States dollar 77 000 000

Materials

cables	steel
deck	steel
pylons	steel

Notes

Built on the same drawings as the 1951 structure.

Participants

Design

Contractor

Bethlehem Steel Co. (deck of main bridge)

Cables

Bethlehem Steel Co.

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

Jackson, Donald C. (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 110.
Carswell, Charles (1926): The Building of the Delaware River Bridge. Connecting Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J.. Enterprise Publishing Co., Burlington (USA), pp. 68.

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20000557
Date created
21/11/1999
Last Update
15/01/2017