Opened 1973 Construction started 1968 Bridge type Cantilever bridge | Clearance below 41 m Total length 1,500 m | |
Carries Six lanes of I-95(three upper, three lower) Design Double-decked cantilever bridge Construction begin 1968; 49 years ago (1968) Address Philadelphia, PA 19153, USA Similar George C Platt Bridge, Schuylkill River, Walt Whitman Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge, Girard Avenue Bridge | ||
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The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1973. It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream.
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- Girard point bridge southbound more
- Driving by girard point bridge in philadelphia pa
- Construction and renovation in 2010 and 2011
- In popular culture
- References
Driving by girard point bridge in philadelphia pa
Construction and renovation in 2010 and 2011
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation selected Buckley and Co. as the main contractor and a joint venture between Alpha-Liberty Painting as the paint contractor. The bridge deck was milled and a new surface was poured and the structural steel is being painted in order to extend the life of the steel. Work finished in the fall of 2011, but restarted in 2012 for expansion-joint replacement.
In popular culture
In the 2012 version of the Need for Speed: Most Wanted video game, there is a similar-style bridge but it was changed to resemble the Queensboro Bridge in New York City, New York and the old eastern span of Oakland Bay Bridge and is re-painted to look like Outerbridge Crossing.
Used in the beginning of Rocky 2. It is part of the route take by Rocky's ambulance after his first fight with Apollo.