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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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway bridge ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
carries Interstate 76 ⓘ
motor vehicle traffic ⓘ
connects Gloucester City, New Jersey ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
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 ⓘ
Delaware River Port region ⓘ
linked to: Delaware Valley

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia County

United States ⓘ
mainSpanLength about 2,000 feet ⓘ
maintainedBy Delaware River Port Authority ⓘ
namedAfter Walt Whitman ⓘ
namedFor American poet Walt Whitman ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Delaware River → crossedBy → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania–New Jersey segment) → usesStructure → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Interstate 76
Philadelphia–Camden corridor → hasBridge → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Camden waterfront → accessibleBy → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Gloucester City, New Jersey → hasTransportationLink → Walt Whitman Bridge nearby ⓘ
linked to: Walt Whitman Bridge
Delaware River bridge system → includesBridge → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Delaware River bridge system → includesBridge → I-76 Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Walt Whitman Bridge
South Camden → locatedNear → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Interstate 76 in New Jersey → westernTerminus → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ
Interstate 76 in New Jersey → connectsTo → Walt Whitman Bridge ⓘ