Relation of Sailing Vessels to the Proposed Clearance · 100 Years of the Ben Franklin Bridge

Relation of Sailing Vessels to the Proposed Clearance

Genre: Correspondence
Creator: Board of Engineers
Date or Approximation: 1920
Description: Memo discussing the heights of various sailing vessels entering the Port of Philadelphia. The memo advocates for capping the height of the proposed bridge over the Delaware River (Benjamin Franklin Bridge) at 135 feet and presents reasons why it would be a mistake to increase the bridge height to accommodate outdated tall sailing ships.
Subject: Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Related Resource: Increased Cost for Increased Clearance; Necessary Clear Height Under Bridges for Naval Vessels; Costs of Carrying Traffic Over Increased Height
Language: English
Archive: Camden Special Collections, Rutgers University Libraries
Contributor: Jacob Merkord