The Bridge Over the Delaware River Connecting Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J.: Final Report of the Board of Engineers to the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission of the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Modjeski, Ralph; Webster, George S.; Ball, Laurence A.

Published by Camden, NJ, Camden, NJ, 1927

About this Item

Dark green cloth over flexible board with gilt-stamped cover title: The Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia, PA. and Camden, N.J. 157, [1] p., frontispiece and 24 leaves of plates (1 folded): map, plans, elevations, tables, photographs; 31 x 54 cm. The frontispiece is a photograph of the bridge. The architect was Paul P. Cret, and the consulting engineers were Daniel E. Moran and Edward A. Byrne. This is the final report detailing the construction of what was later (1955) named the Benjamin Franklin Bridge between Center City, Philadelphia and Camden. The bridge was dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 1926 to 1929, it had the longest single span of any suspension bridge in the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bridge Over the Delaware River Connecting Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J.: Final Report of the Board of Engineers to the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission of the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
• Publisher: Camden, NJ, Camden, NJ
• Publication Date: 1927
• Binding: Hardcover
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