Ben Franklin Bridge turns 100; closure planned for anniversary celebration

While we look that up because we have another big celebration which is set for tomorrow the Ben Franklin Bridge celebrating 100 years thrown a party so big Hank I got to shut the thing down you got to shut it down and just for any curious minds this will be outside guys this will not be inside it'll be an outside affair yes shutting down the Ben Franklin Bridge tomorrow she is officially a hundred years old birthday was actually back on the first of the month guys she opened July 1st 2019 26 so Saturday will be the party celebrating that hundred-year anniversary should be cool and with the bridge shut down you'll need to know about it whether you're going to come for the celebration or if you just passing through the area so 830 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday the bridge will be closed in both directions no automobile traffic you will be able to walk across our executive producer tells me watch out on that incline though because that's a long walk up the hill no every 15 minutes you're going to get PATCO trains which will still be running back and forth actual celebration of the bridge programming runs 10 a.m. to 2 30 that'll be about the toll plaza on the Camden side of the bridge there will be food trucks even going to be a pop-up museum guys to learn facts about the bridge it is free you don't have to do anything to show up organizers are asking people to pre-register as they've got some idea how many people are coming so they can plan accordingly but yes they'll be shuttle buses from the PATCO stations on either side of the bridge the one on this side will go from City Hall station to the toll plaza where the events will be so guys not unusual closing the bridge we did it 25 years ago in 2001 to celebrate her 75th anniversary but it'll be a cool day to celebrate one of our greatest crossings it's actually a very cool place learn something new every day bridge was originally called the Delaware River Bridge for decades up until the 1950s when they started thinking about building the Walt Whitman Bridge south of here once they conceived that decided to go ahead with it and gave it a name they decided this one needed a name as well what better name to stick on it than Ben Franklin 100 years worth of the bridge guys big party tomorrow but for those of you driving and Bob's told you a hundred times if you're driving remember Ben Franklin bridge bridges closed it's a big drive around and if you get over here without knowing that it's gonna jam you up so word to the wise guys yeah very important reminder I love seeing those pictures though going back a hundred years I mean just the feat the undertaking of constructing that bridge one of the longest spans in the world for many many years