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Overview
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,750.1 ft.
Total length: 8,170.3 ft.
Deck width: 77.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.95333, -75.13500   (decimal degrees)
39°57'12" N, 75°08'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/488468/4422586 (zone/easting/northing)
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Philadelphia
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0676 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 36.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
87,158

Comments 

Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Posted August 5, 2007, by Kevin Wong (R36Redbird [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The Ben Franklin Bridge opened July 1, 1926 and was designed and built by Ralph Modjeski (of Manhattan Bridge fame).

In addition to 7 traffic lanes, the bridges carries a pedestrian path and PATCO rapid transit/commuter trains

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