Girard Point Bridge
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Girard Point Bridge and Basin Bridge in foreground (1995)
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| Coordinates | 39°53′33″N 75°11′49″W / 39.8925°N 75.197°W / 39.8925; -75.197 |
| Carries | 6 lanes (3 upper, 3 lower) of  I-95 |
| Crosses | Schuylkill River |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Maintained by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
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| Design | Double-decked through cantilevered truss bridge |
| Total length | 9,090 ft (2,770 m) |
| Longest span | 705 ft (215 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) |
| Construction end | 1973; 51 years ago (1973)[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
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The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1973.[2] It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream. It is crossed by an average of 148,500 vehicles per day, including 6% truck traffic.
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This section needs expansion with: information on original construction details, including cost, etc.. You can help by adding to it. (May 2014)
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation selected Buckley and Co. as the main contractor and a joint venture between Alpha-Liberty Painting as the paint contractor. The bridge deck was milled and a new surface was poured and the structural steel was painted in order to extend the life of the steel. Work finished in the fall of 2011, but restarted in 2012 for expansion-joint replacement.[3]
Crossings of the Schuylkill River
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