Commodore Barry Bridge
39.825556 - 75.368333Koordinaten: 39 ° 49 '32 "N, 75 ° 22 ' 6 " W
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, County Route 536 (New Jersey), pedestrian
The Commodore Barry Bridge ( original project name Chester - Bridgeport Bridge ) is a cantilever bridge over the Delaware River, which connects the two places Bridgeport ( New Jersey) and Chester ( Pennsylvania) with each other. It is the longest cantilever bridge in the United States and has the longest of all booms suspended beam bridges. The bridge is by John Barry, a naval officer from the time of the Revolutionary War and the first commander of the U.S. Navy, named.
At the beginning of the 60s examined the Delaware River Port Authority ( DRPA ), as the connection between South New Jersey and the southeastern part of Pennsylvania could be improved. In 1963 it was decided fifty -mile gap between the bridges in Philadelphia and the Delaware Memorial Bridge with the Chester - Bridgeport Bridge to fill.
The DRPA left the Commodore Barry Bridge now called Bridge for 115 million USD by E. Lionel Pavlo build. The bridge replaced the ferry between Bridgeport and Chester, has ceased operations with the opening of the bridge. After the opening of the road with its first 131,000 vehicles remained in the first month fell short of expectations. This was due not least to the fact that the bridge on the Chester side during the first two years was not associated with the I- 95, because the residents presented against the construction of the driveway. In the summer of 1974 showed caused by vibration damage to the main carrier. The defect sites were repaired and the bridge additionally braced by cables so that they sensitive to effects of wind was less.
The Commodore Barry Bridge is now used daily by 35,000 vehicles. It has five tracks, which are divided depending on the traffic load. The distinction between the two directions is accomplished since 2000 by a concrete barrier, which can be implemented as required by a special machine. Since October 1992 bridge toll is levied only in the direction of Pennsylvania, which is $ 5 for cars.