The innovative Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware
River Bridge, was constructed to connect the cities of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
For a time after its opening on July 1, 1926, it was the longest
suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 1,750 feet. The
Benjamin Franklin Bridge contains many rarely seen images of the
bridge's planning and construction, the individuals who helped make the
concept of the bridge a reality, and the workers who built it. The
bridge has undergone many changes in the decades since its opening, and
these vintage photographs trace its evolution, illustrating the bridge's
endurance as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area.