Suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, and Camden, New Jersey with pedestrian walkways running along both sides of the bridge
General Information
Open daily
October 1 to April 30: 6am to 8pm
May 1 to September 30: 9am to 9pm
How to Get There
Philadelphia Access North Walkway (5th and Race Street): Head south on S 15th St toward S Penn Square. Keep left to stay on S Penn Square. Turn right onto Market St. Turn left onto N 5th St/N Independence Mall E.
Camden, New Jersey Access North Walkway (5th and Pearl Streets): Take S Penn Square to Market St. Get on I-676/US-30 E. Follow I-676/US-30 E to N Broadway in Camden. Take the Broadway exit from I-676/US-30 E. Get on I-676 W from Cooper St and N 7th St. Merge onto I-676 W (Toll road). Drive to N 5th St.
Overview
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge and known locally as the Ben Franklin Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority, it is one of four primary vehicular bridges between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, along with the Betsy Ross, Walt Whitman, and Tacony-Palmyra bridges. It carries Interstate 676/U.S. Route 30, pedestrians, and the PATCO Speedline.
Walkways
Pedestrian walkways run along both sides of the bridge, elevated over and separated from the vehicular lanes; of these, only one is open at a time.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Benjamin Franklin Bridge", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
