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Released: 4/27/2010 

Benjamin Franklin Bridge Walkway Hours Extended

Beginning Saturday, May 1, through Friday, October 1, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge walkway will remain open for an extra hour each evening. Weather permitting the walkway will now be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.  On October 2, the walkway hours will revert back to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Delaware River Port Authority is a regional transportation agency.  DRPA owns and operates the Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges, PATCO, the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal and the RiverLink Ferry.

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