Postcards

Philadelphia, PA

Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia, PA and Camden, NJ

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Scanned

June 3, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

Curteich-Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Front

Description: Linen-era color postcard showing a driver's-eye view looking down the roadway of the Delaware River Bridge, with traffic visible and the bridge's massive steel towers and cables framing the perspective.

Printed Text: 122—Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N. J.

Back

Description: Divided back with 'POST CARD', printed description of the bridge on the left, 'GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO C.T. ART-COLORTONE POST CARD' imprint, stamp box; unused.

Printed Text: THE DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE is one of the World's largest single span suspension bridges. Its total length is 1.81 miles. The main span between the towers is 1,750 feet and is 135 feet above mean high water. The towers are 385 feet high and the width over all is 125 ft. / POST CARD / PLACE STAMP HERE / GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE' POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)

Publisher Location: Chicago, IL

Postmark & Message

Postmark:

Message:

I do not own the copyright to the images used on this page. They are used for educational purposes only. If you are the owner of an image and would like it removed, please contact me. Information is AI-generated from the postcard image and may contain errors.