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Girard Point Bridge
Girard Point Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Girard Point Bridge and Basin Bridge in foreground (1995) | |
| Coordinates | 39°53′33″N 75°11′49″W / 39.8925°N 75.197°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes (3 upper, 3 lower) of  I-95 |
| Crosses | Schuylkill River |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Maintained by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked through cantilevered truss bridge |
| Total length | 9,090 ft (2,770 m) |
| Longest span | 705 ft (215 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1968 |
| Construction end | 1973[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
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The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1973.[2] It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream. It is crossed by an average of 148,500 vehicles per day, including 6% truck traffic.
- ^ Staff. "Projects and Paychecks: Pennsylvania" (PDF format). AASHTO Transportation Recovery. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ S.J. Groves & Sons Co. v. Warner Co., 576 F.2d 524 (3rd Cir. 1978) [1] Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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