72597 | Benjamin Franklin Bridge Safety Improvements (Philadelphia City)

This project will resurface and rehabilitate the pavement on the bridge and all approach roadways. The project will also reconstruct and rehabilitate the bridge expansion joints on the suspension spans and approach spans. The project will also replace existing overhead guide signs on the bridge for eastbound traffic, and repair deteriorated concrete on the ceiling and walls of the 5th Street Pedestrian Tunnel.
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (BFB) is a long span suspension bridge across the Delaware River that connects Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. The overall length of the structure from end to end is approximately 8,240 feet, and the roadway width is 77’-10”. The bridge roadway carries seven lanes and the total average daily traffic is approximately 100,000 vehicles per day. The bridge was last resurfaced in 2004.