Commodore Barry Bridge

Official name	Commodore John Barry Bridge
Carries	5 lanes of US 322 & NJ 536 & 2 lanes of sidewalk
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, New Jersey
Maintained by	Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Design	steel cantilever bridge
Longest span	501.09 meters (1,644 feet)
Total length	4,240.38 meters (13,912 feet)
Width	23.47 meters (77 feet)
Clearance below	58.52 meters (192 feet)
Opening date	February 1, 1974
Toll	$3.00 (westbound) (EZ Pass)
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Commodore Barry Bridge from the site of the old ferry terminal (Ferry Rd) in Bridgeport, NJ

Construction of the bridge began on April 14, 1969, and it opened to traffic on February 1, 1974. It has a total length of 13,912 feet (4,240 meters), and a main span of 1,644 feet (501 meters). The road has a total of five lanes, divided by a zipper barrier, in which a machine can configure the number of lanes in each direction, depending upon traffic volume or construction. The bridge is designated as part of U.S. Highway 322 and has direct connections with U.S. Highway 13 and Interstate 95 in Chester and U.S. Highway 130 in Bridgeport. It replaced an earlier ferry service which ceased operation on January 31, 1974. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 80 KB) Summary This picture was taken by myself (Jim Dietrich) on the banks of the Delaware River on April 9, 2005, from the old access road to the former ferry (Ferry Rd) in Bridgeport, NJ. In the background, you... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 80 KB) Summary This picture was taken by myself (Jim Dietrich) on the banks of the Delaware River on April 9, 2005, from the old access road to the former ferry (Ferry Rd) in Bridgeport, NJ. In the background, you... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Barrier Transfer machines, also known as Zipper Machines, are heavy vehicles used to transfer Jersey barriers or other concrete lane dividers to relieve traffic congestion during rush hours. ... U.S. Highway 322 is a spur of U.S. Highway 22. ... Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... Map Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate Highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ... United States Highway 130 is a north-south United States highway completely within the state of New Jersey, United States. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

Originally created to be a connection to one of the then-proposed freeways in New Jersey, the Commodore Barry Bridge was to connect I-95 near Chester to, at one point, the Atlantic City Expressway near Hammonton, New Jersey, but those plans were eventually scrapped when it was realized that many people in the college-town of Glassboro, New Jersey would be affected. There are new talks, however, of possibly upgrading US 322 to a freeway from US 130 to Interstate 295's current Exit 11, or even as far as the New Jersey Turnpike's Exit 2. There is no mention if this new freeway would be included in the Interstate Highway System, though it hasn't been ruled out yet, either. High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... The Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered, but unsigned, as New Jersey State Highway 446) is a controlled-access toll road in New Jersey. ... Map of Hammonton in Atlantic County Hammonton is a town located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. ... Glassboro highlighted in Gloucester County. ... Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ... The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ... The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of freeways in the United States. ...

Along with the Betsy Ross Bridge, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge is one of the four toll bridges connecting the metro Philadelphia region with southern New Jersey owned by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). Both the DRPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are in the process of building two new exit ramps that will allow motorists to access the Chester Waterfront (via Pennsylvania State Route 291) from I-95. The Betsy Ross Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Pennsauken, New Jersey. ... The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known simply as the Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. ... The Walt Whitman Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City, New Jersey. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ...

Bridges of the Delaware River
Upstream Walt Whitman Bridge	Commodore Barry Bridge	Downstream Delaware Memorial Bridge