Delair Bridge

Delair Bridge
The Delair Bridge viewed from the Pennsylvania side
Coordinates39°58′57″N 75°04′09″W / 39.98250°N 75.06917°W / 39.98250; -75.06917 (Delair Bridge)
CarriesTrains of New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line and Conrail
CrossesDelaware River
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Characteristics
DesignSteel Lift Bridge
Total length4,396 feet (1,340 m)
Longest span542 feet (165 m)
History
OpenedApril 19, 1896[1]
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "New Delaware River Bridge". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. April 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon