Walt Whitman Bridge — Attraction in Philadelphia

Absolutely awful. They literally refused to let me through because I was short and I wasn't really short, they just scam you now and charge for "gross weight", and I brought money for the actual weight, which has been ok for 10 years, so I was short due to that. I asked to pay by mail or just to go through EZ pass like I usually do, but they refused, which is insane. Then they called the cops over because I was "blockingbthe lane" lol but they had me trapped. The bozo cop told I couldn't do it either and he illegally detained me and told me I couldn't go back to PA, which is where I live, unless I had money, but I didn't have money or a way to get money. Was I supposed to get a job and just live in NJ now? I am looking into legal action for rights violations. They prevented my freedom of travel because I am poor. I just used another bridge and had no problems. They are awful people working there and they are scamming us by using "gross weight", which is the weight your vehicle can handle plus the vehicle, not the...

Construction on the bridge began in 1953, and it opened to traffic on May 16, 1957. The bridge has a total length of 11,981 feet (3,652 m), and a main span of 2,000 feet (610 m). The bridge has seven lanes, three in each direction and a center lane that is shifted variably (via a zipper barrier) to accommodate heavy traffic. The bridge is a part of Interstate 76 (which, between the river and the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is known as the Schuylkill Expressway; this was originally part of Interstate 676's route until it switched positions with I-76 in 1972). Along with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (which carried I-76 until 1972, and has carried I-676 since), Betsy Ross Bridge, Delaware Memorial Bridge, Commodore Barry Bridge, and the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge is one of six expressway-standard bridges connecting the Philadelphia area with Southern New Jersey. The bridge was designed by noted civil engineer...

This mint green suspension bridge bears the namesake of the well-known poet who made his home in Camden over a century ago. It is the easiest way to reach the airport, Sports Complex and South Philly in general from Jersey. Do yourself a favor and avoid this bridge when the Eagles are playing, it is not uncommon to see traffic backed up past the 76/676 split in NJ.

As a young boy who had moved from Port Richmond in Philly to Gloucester City, I would often look up at this huge bridge and wonder where exactly in Philly it went. It is not open to pedestrian traffic so I was never able to walk across and find out, instead relying on occasional glimpses from my parents' car when visiting family. Nowadays I usually just drive over the Ben to get to Center City or...