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USA Old Postcard PHILADELPHIA NJ DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGEVintage US Colour Picture Postcard. Delaware River Bridge, between Camden, N.J. and Philadelphia. P.A. / The largest suspension bridge under construction in the world (at the time), connecting Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N. J. with a single span 1750 ft, long, center to center of Main Piers, with a clearance above high water of 135 ft. over a width of 800 ft. in center of span. The main structure is to be of a 2 cable suspension type, carrying a roadway for 6 lines for rapid transit, and 2 ten-foot sidewalks above the roadway. The estimated cost to be about $29,000,000, and to be completed in 1926 in time for the Sesqui-Centennial to be heldin Philadelphia during that year.Publisher: 279/41842
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