Walt Whitman Bridge

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The Walt Whitman Bridge is a major suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gloucester City, New Jersey, and serving as a key highway crossing over the Delaware River.

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Walt Whitman Bridge canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway bridge
suspension bridge
carries Interstate 76 NERFINISHED
motor vehicle traffic
connects Gloucester City, New Jersey
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
constructionStarted 1953
crosses Delaware River
tidal section of the Delaware River
designedBy Gilbert Roberts
Modjeski and Masters
Othmar Ammann
function interstate vehicular crossing
hasApproach approach viaducts in New Jersey
approach viaducts in Pennsylvania
hasDeckType roadway deck
hasSuperstructureMaterial steel
hasToll yes
hasTollCollection cashless tolling in some lanes
electronic toll collection available
hasTraffic high traffic volume
hasType steel suspension bridge
isMajorCrossingOf Delaware River
isPartOfNetwork Delaware River bridge system
locatedIn Camden County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Delaware Valley
surface form: Delaware River Port region

Philadelphia County
surface form: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

United States of America
surface form: United States
mainSpanLength about 2,000 feet
maintainedBy Delaware River Port Authority
namedAfter Walt Whitman
namedFor Walt Whitman
surface form: American poet Walt Whitman
numberOfLanes 7
opened 1957
openedInDecade 1950s
openedOn May 16, 1957
openedToTraffic 1957
owner Delaware River Port Authority
parallelTo Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Commodore Barry Bridge
partOf Interstate Highway System
regionServed Delaware Valley
serves Philadelphia metropolitan area
South Jersey
tollDirection westbound
totalLength approximately 11,981 feet
width about 92 feet

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Delaware River crossedBy Walt Whitman Bridge
American Bridge Company hasNotableProject Walt Whitman Bridge
Camden hasBridgeConnection Walt Whitman Bridge
Delaware River Port Authority operates Walt Whitman Bridge
Philadelphia Navy Yard (south end) near Walt Whitman Bridge
Waterfront South locatedNear Walt Whitman Bridge