BRIDGES
DRPA traces its roots to 1919 when leaders from Pennsylvania and New Jersey began planning for a bridge across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden. That bridge, now known as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, was once the longest suspension bridge in the world. More than 70 years after its opening, it remains a key transportation artery and a Delaware Valley landmark.
DRPA later opened three other bridges, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge, and the Betsy Ross Bridge. These four bridges provide a range of travel alternatives that few urban areas can match.
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