Tacony–Palmyra Bridge
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The Tacony–Palmyra Bridge is a historic toll bridge over the Delaware River linking northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Palmyra, New Jersey.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
steel bridge
ⓘ
toll bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Pennsylvania Route 73
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Palmyra, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1928 ⓘ |
| crosses | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBetween | Northeast Philadelphia and Palmyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deckMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Modjeski and Masters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ralph Modjeski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tacony Palmyra Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacony–Palmyra Toll Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClearanceBelow | approximately 50 feet when lift span is raised ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
approach spans
ⓘ
vertical-lift span ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
pedestrian crossing
ⓘ
vehicular transportation ⓘ |
| hasLiftOperation | to allow passage of ships ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianWalkway | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| isHistoric | yes ⓘ |
| isInCounty |
Burlington County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSpanLength | approximately 550 feet ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Burlington County Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Palmyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 9 ⓘ |
| opened | 1929-08-14 ⓘ |
| openedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1929 ⓘ |
| owner | Burlington County Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | regional highway network of the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| regionServed | Delaware Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | ferry service between Tacony and Palmyra ⓘ |
| roadwayLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| serves | commuters between Pennsylvania and New Jersey ⓘ |
| structureMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| tollAppliesTo | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| totalLength | approximately 3,659 feet ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palmyra, New Jersey
subject surface form:
Palmyra, New Jersey
subject surface form:
Palmyra, New Jersey