PHILADELPHIA BRIDGES
“I’d like to see Paris before I die... Philadelphia will do.” - W. C. Fields

Fairmount Bridges
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The Girard Ave bridge & Amtrack Zoo Viaduct (background) crossing the Schuykill River in Fairmount Park

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The Girard Ave bridge crossing the Schuykill River in Fairmount Park

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Route 1 Twin Bridges and Philadelphia Reading Railroad bridge

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The Falls Bridge links the East & West sides of Fairmount Park over the Schuykill River

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The Falls Bridge reflected in the Schuykill River

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The Falls Bridge. Looks like it was built using an "Erector Set"

Girard Point Bridge
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The I-95 double deck bridge crosses the Schuykill River

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Driving the upper deck

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Driving the lower deck

Ben Franklin Bridge
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Ben Franklin Bridge was opened in July 1926 and is 1.8 miles in length

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Ben Franklin Bridge pedestrian walkway

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Originally the bridge was to feature trolley service

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Atop the two anchorages were waiting rooms for passengers
with elevators to carry the riders. They were never used.

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Today, the would-be waiting rooms are mini-art museums
with sculptures, murals, and colored tiles that depicted different forms of transportation.

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This tile featured the Flying Machine, a stagecoach from the 18th-century
that could make the trip from Philadelphia to New York in only two days

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The PATCO high speed line runs eastbound and westbound
outboard of the bridge's trusses

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Ben Franklin bridge at night

Walt Whitman Bridge
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Walt Whitman Bridge opened in May 1957 and is about 2.3 miles long

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Red and Green overhead lights are used to control the seven traffic lanes

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To reduce accidents a "zipper barrier" controls the center traffic lane on the bridge

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How the "zipper barrier" changes traffic lanes


Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
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The Tacony crosses the Delaware between Tacony, PA and Palmyra, NJ

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Driving the Tacony

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Tacony open to river traffic

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