Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     U.S. Highway 322 (Commodore Barry Bridge) The Commodore John Barry Bridge crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey. The cantilever span opened to traffic on February 1, 1974 after nearly five years of construction.2 The bridge replaced a ferry crossing between the two states for U.S. 322 upon completion. The Commodore Barry Bridge travels 192 feet above the Delaware River shipping channel along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state line. The $115 million span opened to traffic initially with no direction connection to Interstate 95. For a short period, traffic descending from the bridges onto the Chester city street grid at Flower Street and U.S. 13. Local opposition delayed the completion of the freeway between the bridge and Interstate 95 for two years until October of 1976.1 U.S. 322 / Commodore Barry Bridge Eastbound U.S. 322 eastbound departs its overlap with Interstate 95 northbound for the Commodore John Barry Bridge at the city of Chester. The connection between the cantilever bridge and Interstate 95 is a full freeway. Photo taken 10/04/04. An on-ramp joins U.S. 322 and the John Barry Bridge from U.S. 13 (9th Street) and Flower Street from downtown Chester. From there the federal route ascends across the five-lane Delaware River bridge. Photo taken 10/04/04. Views of the bridge superstructure and lane control sign bridges along U.S. 322 eastbound. Like the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Commodore John Barry Bridge has an movable jersey barrier to allow for lane shifts to accommodate heavier flows of traffic. Photos taken 10/04/04. U.S. 322 eastbound continues from the Commodore John Barry Bridge to Interstate 295, the New Jersey Turnpike, and the Atlantic City Expressway. U.S. 130 interchanges with the highway just east of the bridge. Photo taken 10/04/04. A typical lane control sign bridge with variable speed limit sign on U.S. 322 eastbound as it nears Bridgeport, New Jersey. The speed limit is always set at 45 mph during normal conditions. During rain or construction events, the speeds drop to 30 or 35 mph generally. Photo taken 10/04/04. A cloverleaf interchange joins U.S. 322 with the U.S. 130 freeway spur from Interstate 295 east of the bridge. Use U.S. 130 northbound for Interstate 295 northbound to Gibbstown, Paulsboro, Westown, and Camden. Photo taken 10/04/04. The Commodore John Barry Bridge toll plaza lies just east of the Delaware River. Tolls are levied on westbound travelers at a rate of $3.00 per passenger vehicle. Eastbound U.S. 322 slows as it passes by the toll barrier. Photo taken 10/04/04. U.S. 322 / Commodore Barry Bridge Westbound U.S. 322 westbound departs the cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 130 at Bridgeport and enters the Commodore John Barry Bridge toll plaza. All passenger vehicles are levied a $3.00 toll before entering the cantilever span. The bridge is maintained by the Delaware River Port Authority. Photos taken 09/19/04. The Commodore John Barry Bridge includes a movable jersey barrier to allow for two or three westbound lanes. The span overall carries five lanes. Pictured here is the first in a series of lane control sign bridges for the Delaware River crossing. Photo taken 09/19/04. Midspan views of the Commodore John Barry Bridge along U.S. 322 westbound. The span tallies 13,912 feet from abutment to abutment and is 76 feet 10 inches in width.2 Speed limits on the crossing vary depending upon traffic and weather conditions. Photos taken 09/19/04. U.S. 322 interchanges with Interstate 95 three quarters of a mile from midspan over the Delaware River. Interstate 95 provides the main route between Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through southern Chester County. Interstate 476 ties into Interstate 95 two miles north of the U.S. 322 interchange at Exit 6. Photo taken 09/19/04. U.S. 322 westbound sees an off-ramp for U.S. 13 (9th Street) in the city of Chester. The exit also serves Flower Street eastbound to Pennsylvania 291 (2nd Street) along the industrialized river front. Photo taken 09/19/04. Attached to this lane control sign bridges are guide signs directing motorists to the Delaware County area colleges of Widener University and Neumann College. Photo taken 09/19/04. Approaching the off-ramp to U.S. 13 (9th Street) for downtown Chester. U.S. 13 parallels the Interstate 95 corridor between Claymont, Delaware and Prospect Park through the industrialized cities of Marcus Hook, Trainer, and Chester. Photo taken 09/19/04. A pair of Clearview font signs reside at the U.S. 13 (9th Street) off-ramp of U.S. 322 westbound. The pull-through panel omits Interstate 95. Photo taken 09/19/04. The U.S. 13 off-ramp splits into ramps for 9th Street and a loop ramp onto Flower Street eastbound below the Commodore John Barry Bridge. Photo taken 09/19/04. U.S. 322 westbound reaches the end of the Barry Bridge and one last lane control signal before entering its triangle-interchange with Interstate 95. The federal route sees a freeway connection from the span to Interstate 95. Photo taken 09/19/04. The U.S. 322 freeway from the bridge replaced Flower Street between U.S. 13 and Interstate 95. Traffic partitions into ramps for Interstate 95 northbound to Philadelphia & Interstate 476 north and the U.S. 322 westbound merge onto Interstate 95 southbound. Photo taken 09/19/04. A sign bridge carries a pull-through panel for the Interstate 95 northbound on-ramp from U.S. 322 west. A pedestrian overpass exists beyond the overheads. Photo taken 09/19/04. Westbound reassurance shield for U.S. 322 posted between the Interstate 95 northbound on-ramp and the transition onto Interstate 95 south. Interstate 95 & U.S. 322 share just 1.25 miles of pavement between Exits 3 and 4. Photo taken 09/19/04. A guide sign indicates for traffic to keep left for the transition onto Interstate 95 southbound ahead. An exit exists otherwise for Concord Road on the left. Photo taken 09/19/04. Ascending on U.S. 322 westbound at the Concord Road off-ramp. Concord Road carries drivers to Pennsylvania 452 (Pennell Road) and Engle Street in Chester. U.S. 322 westbound otherwise joins Interstate 95 briefly before departing the freeway for Conchester Road to Concordville and West Chester. Photo taken 09/19/04. Sources: Commodore Barry Bridge (US 322), PhillyRoads.com DRPA Bridges Commodore Barry Bridge Page Updated February 26, 2005.