Walt Whitman Bridge
The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia in the west to Gloucester City in Camden County, New Jersey in the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge that spans the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Gloucester City, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Whitman Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park.
Lincoln Financial Field
Stadium
Photo: Betp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. Lincoln Financial Field is situated 2 miles west of Walt Whitman Bridge.
Citizens Bank Park
Stadium
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Home to Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, the stadium opened April 3, 2004. Citizens Bank Park is situated 2 miles west of Walt Whitman Bridge.
USS New Jersey
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". USS New Jersey is situated 2½ miles north of Walt Whitman Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront South and Morgan Village.
Waterfront South
Neighborhood
Photo: Saucemaster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Camden is situated on east bank of the Delaware River in Camden and Gloucester City in southern New Jersey. It is one of several ports in the Delaware Valley metro area port complex and is located near the mouth of Newtown Creek opposite the Port of Philadelphia.
Morgan Village
Hamlet
Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828.
Gloucester City
Town
Photo: Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 11,484, an increase of 28 from the 2010 census count of 11,456, which in turn reflected a decline of 28 from the 11,484 counted in the 2000 census.
Walt Whitman Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, toll bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.9052° or 39° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-75.12926° or 75° 7′ 45″ westInception
May 16th, 1957Open location code
87F6WV4C+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 575987843OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Walt Whitman Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沃尔特·惠特曼大桥”
- Chinese: “沃爾特·惠特曼大橋”
- Dutch: “Walt Whitman Bridge”
- French: “pont Walt Whitman”
- French: “Pont Walt Whitman”
- French: “Walt Whitman Bridge”
- German: “Walt Whitman Bridge”
- Italian: “Ponte Walt Whitman”
- Japanese: “ウォルト・ホイットマン橋”
- Spanish: “puente Walt Whitman”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Morgan Village and Fairview.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Packer Avenue Marine Terminal/Philadelphia Auto Processing Facility and Gloucester Towne.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Walt Whitman Bridge”. Photo: Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.