These are the five Philadelphia-area bridges that NTSB says will need an assessment: Benjamin Franklin Bridge, built in 1926 Delaware River Turnpike Bridge, built in 1956 Walt Whitman Bridge ...

(Emma Lee/WHYY) Commuters and travelers alike will be able to board PATCO from 7th and Race streets in Philadelphia. 1 month ago Franklin Square was one of the four original stations of what was then ...

A major bridge between ... highways in the Philadelphia area will be closed during Pope Francis' visit next month. Authorities announced Wednesday that the Benjamin Franklin Bridge will be closed ...

1935, one of the group’s main locations from 1880 to 1935. The Library Company of Philadelphia Founding father Benjamin Franklin knew better than most the benefits of self-education.

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary ... established enduring institutions in his adopted Philadelphia, introduced groundbreaking theories ...

A historic park in Center City Philadelphia received national praise on Wednesday. According to USA TODAY’s 10BEST rankings, Franklin Square was named the fifth-best public square in the U.S ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin ... Franklin left school at 10 and began an apprenticeship in his brother's print shop at 12. At 17 he ran away, first to Philadelphia ...