Delair Bridge
Bridge in and Pennsauken Township, NJ / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Delair Bridge is a railroad bridge with a vertical-lift section that crosses the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, just south of the Betsy Ross Bridge. The two-track bridge is part of Conrail Shared Assets Operations and is jointly used by Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation freight trains, as well as by the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line service.
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Delair Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°58′57″N 75°04′09″W |
Carries | Trains of New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line and Conrail |
Crosses | Delaware River |
Locale | Philadelphia, PA, and Pennsauken Township, NJ |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel Lift Bridge |
Total length | 4,396 feet (1,340 m) |
Longest span | 542 feet (165 m) |
History | |
Opened | April 19, 1896[1] |
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