| Commodore Barry Bridge | |
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| Official name | Commodore John Barry Bridge |
| Carries | 5 lanes of US 322 & CR 536 (NJ) & 2 lanes of sidewalk |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey |
| Design | steel cantilever bridge |
| Longest span | 501. US Route 322 is a long east-west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. County Route 536, abbreviated CR 536 is a County highway in the U The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Chester is a city in Delaware County Pennsylvania, with a population of 36854 at the 2000 Census. Bridgeport is an unincorporated area within Logan Township, located in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state Port district located within the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 A cantilever bridge is a Bridge built using Cantilevers structures that project horizontally into space supported on only one end 09 meters (1,644 feet) |
| Total length | 4,240. 38 meters (13,912 feet) |
| Width | 23. 47 meters (77 feet) |
| Clearance below | 58. 52 meters (192 feet) |
| Opening date | February 1, 1974 |
| Toll | $3. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 00 (westbound) (E-ZPass) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
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Along with the Betsy Ross Bridge, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge is one of the four toll bridges connecting the metro Philadelphia region with southern New Jersey owned by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). The Betsy Ross Bridge is a Continuous truss bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Pennsauken New Jersey. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the Ben Franklin Bridge) originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a Suspension bridge across the The Walt Whitman Bridge is a Suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City New Jersey. A toll bridge is a Bridge over which Traffic may pass upon payment of a fee or toll. The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state Port district located within the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Both the DRPA and the PennDOT are in the process of building two new exit ramps that will allow motorists to access the Chester Waterfront (via Pennsylvania Route 291) from I-95. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ( PennDOT) oversees Transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Route 291 is an east-west route that connects US Additionally, a deck joint replacement project began in May 2008 with expected completion in 7 months. [1]
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History
Construction of the bridge began on April 14, 1969, and it opened to traffic on February 1, 1974. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. It has a total length of 13,912 feet (4,240 meters), and a main span of 1,644 feet (501 meters). The road has a total of five lanes, divided by a zipper barrier, in which a machine can configure the number of lanes in each direction, depending upon traffic volume or construction. Barrier transfer machines, also known as Zipper Machines, are heavy vehicles used to transfer Jersey barriers or other concrete lane dividers used to relieve traffic The bridge is designated as part of U.S. Route 322 and has direct connections with U.S. Route 13 and Interstate 95 in Chester and U.S. Route 130 in Bridgeport, with a connection to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike within a 5-mile radius of the bridge. US Route 322 is a long east-west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Interstate 95 in the state of Pennsylvania, officially known as the Delaware Expressway and locally known as "95" runs for 51 miles US Route 130 is a north-south US Highway completely within the state of New Jersey, United States. Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled It replaced an earlier ferry service which ceased operation on January 31, 1974. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
Originally created to be a connection to one of the then-proposed freeways in New Jersey, the Commodore Barry Bridge was to connect Interstate 95 near Chester to, at one point, the Atlantic City Expressway near Hammonton, but those plans were eventually scrapped when it was realized that many people in the college town of Glassboro would be affected. Interstate 95 in the state of Pennsylvania, officially known as the Delaware Expressway and locally known as "95" runs for 51 miles The Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered but unsigned as Route 446) is a controlled-access Toll road in New Jersey, managed and operated by the Hammonton, founded by Charles K Landis, is a town in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a Town, but possibly a small or medium sized City, or in some cases a Neighborhood Glassboro is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. There are new talks of possibly upgrading US 322 to a freeway from US 130 to Interstate 295's current Exit 11, or even as far as the New Jersey Turnpike's Exit 2. Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled There is no mention if this new freeway would be included in the Interstate Highway System, though it hasn't been ruled out yet, either. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System)
Tolls
A $3. 00 one-way toll is charged for passenger vehicles (less than 7,000 lbs gross vehicle weight). An $18 credit will be given on a per tag basis for any DRPA-issued E-ZPass tag that crosses one of the four DRPA bridges 18 times in a calendar month. E-ZPass is an Electronic toll collection system used on most tolled Roads Bridges and Tunnels in the northeastern United States Trucks, Commercial vehicles, mobile homes and recreation vehicles (weighing at least 7,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight), pay $4. 50 cash per axle. Seniors aged 65 and over can use a ticket program to pay $1. 00 per trip (not integrated with E-ZPass). [2] The DRPA had initially proposed a $1 to $2 toll increase on the bridge in early 2008,[3] however it has pushed the toll hike back to at least mid-2008 due to its decision to use general funds to fund projects for the time being. [4]
See also
- List of crossings of the Delaware River
- Chester Stadium, a future Major League Soccer stadium that will be immediately south of the bridge
References
- ^ Delaware River Port Authority (May 12, 2008). This is a list of Bridges and other crossings of the Delaware River from the Atlantic Ocean upstream to its source(s Chester Stadium is a proposed Soccer-specific stadium in Chester Pennsylvania, which is the planned home of Major League Soccer Philadelphia 2010 Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state Port district located within the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Traffic Restrictions To Begin On Commodore Barry Bridge. Retrieved on 2008-06-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected
- ^ DRPA Bridge Fares, accessed December 11, 2006
- ^ Nussbaum, Paul (November 15, 2007). Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Toll hikes likely on DRPA spans early next year. The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United
- ^ Nussbaum, Paul (December 6, 2007). Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DRPA may delay toll hike. The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United
External links
- Commodore Barry Bridge: Historic Overview
- Delaware River Port Authority: Commodore Barry Bridge
- Commodore Barry Bridge in the Structurae database
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