Delaware Bridge

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Coordinates	39°41′21″N 75°31′08″W / 39.68927°N 75.51897°W / 39.68927; -75.51897Coordinates: 39°41′21″N 75°31′08″W / 39.68927°N 75.51897°W / 39.68927; -75.51897
Carries	8 lanes of I‑295 / US 40
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville Township, New Jersey
Maintained by	Delaware River and Bay Authority
ID number	1737
Characteristics
Design	steel suspension bridge
Total length	10,765 feet (3,281 m) (eastbound) 10,796 feet (3,291 m) (westbound)
Width	59.1 feet (18 m) (eastbound) 58.7 feet (18 m) (westbound)
Longest span	2,150 feet (655 m)
Clearance above	17.9 feet (5 m)
Clearance below	174 feet (53 m)
History
Opened	August 16, 1951; 65 years ago (1951-08-16) (eastbound) September 12, 1968; 48 years ago (1968-09-12) (westbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic	90,000
Toll	Cars $4.00, tractor-trailers $25.00 (westbound) (E-ZPass)

The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey. The bridge was designed by the firm known today as HNTB with consulting help from engineer Othmar Ammann, whose other designs include the Walt Whitman Bridge (which is similar in appearance, except for the additional travel lanes and shorter center span) and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. It is also one of only two crossings of the Delaware River with both U.S. Highway and Interstate Highway designations, the other being the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

The bridges provide a regional connection for long-distance travelers. While not a part of Interstate 95, they connect two parts of the highway: the Delaware Turnpike (Interstate 95 in Delaware) on the south side with the New Jersey Turnpike (later Interstate 95 in New Jersey) on the north side. They also connect Interstate 495, U.S. Route 13, and Route 9 in New Castle, Delaware with U.S. Route 130 in Pennsville Township, New Jersey (at the settlement of Deepwater, New Jersey).