Commodore Barry Bridge
Coordinates: 39 ° 49 ′ 32 " N , 75 ° 22 ′ 6" W.
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| Subjugated | Delaware River | |
| place | Bridgeport, New Jersey , Chester, Pennsylvania | |
| construction | Cantilever bridge | |
| overall length | 4240 m | |
| width | 23.5 m | |
| Longest span | 501 m | |
| height | 60 m | |
| building-costs | $ 115 million | |
| start of building | 1969 | |
| opening | 1st February 1974 | |
| planner | E. Lionel Pavlo | |
| toll | $ 5 towards Pennsylvania | |
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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 USA and has the longest suspension beam of all cantilever bridges. The bridge is named after John Barry , a Revolutionary War- era naval officer and first in chief of the US Navy .
In the early 1960s, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) investigated how the connection between South New Jersey and the southeastern part of Pennsylvania could be improved. In 1963 it was decided to fill the 50-kilometer gap between the bridges in Philadelphia and the Delaware Memorial Bridge with the Chester-Bridgeport Bridge.
The DRPA had the now called Commodore Barry Bridge built by E. Lionel Pavlo for 115 million USD . The bridge replaced the ferry between Bridgeport and Chester, which ceased operations with the opening of the bridge. After the opening, the traffic fell short of expectations with only 131,000 vehicles in the first month. This was not least due to the fact that the bridge on the Chester side was not connected to I-95 for the first two years because the residents opposed the construction of the driveway. Damage to the main girder caused by vibrations was already evident in the summer of 1974. The defective areas were repaired and the bridge was additionally stiffened with cables so that it was less sensitive to the effects of wind.
The Commodore Barry Bridge is used by 35,000 vehicles every day. It has five strips that are divided according to the traffic load. The demarcation between the two directions of travel has been achieved since 2000 by a concrete protective wall, which can be implemented by a special machine as required. Since October 1992, bridge tolls are only levied in the direction of Pennsylvania , which is $ 5 for cars.
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Individual evidence
- ^ K. Gotsch: Cantilever bridge. Retrieved May 18, 2013 .
- ↑ K. Gotsch: suspension bracket. Retrieved May 18, 2013 .