OK, so there is some remnants of a bridge just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge, seems like it might have connected market street from Philly to Camden. Google link:
https://goo.gl/maps/axpfUSyNbm2yp38K9
That's the never finished Camden-Philadelphia Aerial Tram Project.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2015/09/6_huge_nj_transportation_projects_that_never_got_built.html
Quote from: BrianP on August 12, 2019, 04:14:56 PM
That's the never finished Camden-Philadelphia Aerial Tram Project.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2015/09/6_huge_nj_transportation_projects_that_never_got_built.html
That would have crossed the river? High enough the clear the navigational channel?
The Ben Franklin Bridge has 135 feet of vertical navigational clearance.
how tf was that supposed to work??
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2019, 12:16:04 AM
how tf was that supposed to work??
Tall towers ontop of the piers, approach wiring, etc.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-pfEoS_MQelY%2FToNvM8mOzDI%2FAAAAAAAAAuQ%2FEDuwSHO3P50%2Fs1600%2Ftram%252Brender%252Bdetailed.jpg&hash=c8a23b0919e5999a29e4a88bb7ab5857a77532ac)
Quote from: MCRoads on August 12, 2019, 03:47:21 PM
OK, so there is some remnants of a bridge just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge, seems like it might have connected market street from Philly to Camden. Google link:
https://goo.gl/maps/axpfUSyNbm2yp38K9
I've lived in the Philly metro area for about 20 years and just learned today, because of this, what the Penn's Landing Pi is....
I think I heard about it here:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=12416.msg2119476#msg2119476
Yeah, the project is probably stalled forever, and the pier will probably stay there until it causes an issue, or has an issue that could hurt someone.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 14, 2019, 12:40:28 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2019, 12:16:04 AM
how tf was that supposed to work??
Tall towers ontop of the piers, approach wiring, etc.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-pfEoS_MQelY%2FToNvM8mOzDI%2FAAAAAAAAAuQ%2FEDuwSHO3P50%2Fs1600%2Ftram%252Brender%252Bdetailed.jpg&hash=c8a23b0919e5999a29e4a88bb7ab5857a77532ac)
Gotta love gondolas!