The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738562580 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has long held an interest in the bridge’s history, and in transportation history as well, and is a member of the West Jersey chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. . Maureen Howard, his wife, is an editor in the medical publishing industry and has a strong interest in local history. She is a member of the Camden County Historical Society. Michael Howard is an enginee
The bridge has undergone many changes in the decades since its opening, and these vintage photographs trace its evolution, illustrating the bridge’s endurance as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area.. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, was constructed to connect the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. For a time after its opening on July 1, 1926, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 1,750 feet. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge contains many rarely seen images of the bridge’s planning and construction, the individuals who helped make the concept of the bridge a reality, and the workers who built it
The DRPA oversees the maintenance and operation of the bridge. You almost forget what an amazing thing it was when it was first built." Howard, an editor in the medical publishing industry and a member of the Camden County Historical Society, put the book together along with her husband, Michael, an engineer for the Delaware River Port Authority. "We could do a book that's twice the size of this," Michael Howard said, noting he and Maureen had to conform to the guidelines set up by the publisher. The four large concrete and granite anchorages on both sides of the river aren't just for show. "Nowadays, for all of us it's just part of our world and you take it back and forth to work. It wasn't the way back then. There are construction shots and pictures of what buildings gave way in both Camden and Philadelphia to allow the massive bridge superstructures to be built. "Until it was built you had to get on a boat if you wanted to go to Philadelphia," she said. Mi