File:Lift span, from SW. - Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridge (State Route 90), Philadelphia, HAER PA,51-PHILA,720-7.tif

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Summary

Lift span, from SW. - Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridge (State Route 90), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Photographer
Elliott, Joseph, creator
Title
Lift span, from SW. - Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Betsy Ross Bridge (State Route 90), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Description
Brown, William H; Pratt, William A; Hardesty and Hanover; A. and P. Roberts; Pencoyd Iron Works; U.S. Steel Corporation; Charles A. Sims and Company; Drake and Stratton Company; P. McManus Company; John F. Casey Company; Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad; Pennsylvania Railroad; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail); Norfolk Southern Railroad; CSX Transportation; DeLony, Eric N, project manager; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, sponsor; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor; Spivey, Justin M, historian; Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date 1999
date QS:P571,+1999-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER PA,51-PHILA,720-7
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Notes
  • Significance: Because of its location on the lower Delaware River, the bridge has a collection of extremely long and heavy spans. These include the world's heaviest center-bearing swing span, completed in 1896, and longest double-track vertical-lift span, added in 1959. Both movable spans are still present, which is an unusual occurrence. The bridge is also significant as the first Delaware River crossing at Philadelphia, supplanting a ferry crossing for passengers and freight bound for southern New Jersey.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N627
  • Survey number: HAER PA-545
  • Building/structure dates: 1895-1896 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3755.photos.362176p
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