Shore Bridge Breakdown

THE DRIVE TO THE SHORE

Facts about the bridges that get us there.

1926: Year the Ben Franklin Bridge opened to traffic

25¢: Original toll on the Ben

1957: Year the Walt Whitman Bridge opened to traffic

$216 million: Cost of the Walt’s recent renovation 

1974: Year the Commodore  Barry Bridge opened to traffic

13,912: Length (in feet) of the Commodore, the longest of the four bridges

1976: Year the Betsy Ross Bridge opened to traffic

29,326: Tons of structural steel that went into the Betsy