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336:-GENERAL VIEW OF DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE CONNECTING PHILADELPHIA. PA.. AND CAMDEN. N.J.
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THE DELAWARE RIVER Bridge, the
largest Suspension Bridge in the world,
connecting Philadelphia, Pa, and Camden,
N.J., with a single span 1750 ft. long,
center to center of Main Piers, with a
clearance above high water of 135 ft. over
a width of 800 ft. in center of span. The
Main Structure is of a 3-cable suspension
type, carrying a roadway for 6 lines of
vehicles, 2 lines of surface cars, 2 lines for
rapid transit and 2 ten foot sidewalks
above the roadway. The cost is about
$29,000,000 and was completed in 1926, in
time for the Sesqui-Centennial held in
Philadelphia during that year.
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