Visitors can watch a presentation of Ken Burns’ Oscar-nominated documentary Brooklyn Bridge, a landmark which inspired Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Kids are welcome to play with Whitman-era games and toys, and listen to historical tunes.

A 1 mile (1.6km) segment of the Northern State Parkway between the Sweet Hollow Road and New York Avenue bridges, as well as the main intersecting side streets of Old Country Road, Walt Whitman Road, Pinelawn Road/Sweet Hollow Road and the LIE Service Roads, are … Historic children’s books available for viewing & for sale. Being a major artery for Philadelphia commuter traffic via the Walt Whitman Bridge, and a connection to the southern New Jersey shore, Route 42 and the Atlantic City Expressway, this interchange is the busiest in the region. In addition, drivers must also compete with vehicles entering from Route 42 and I-76, causing dangerous conditions.

All eastbound lanes were closed, causing major traffic delays.

Free and open to all ages Heavy smoke on the Walt Whitman Bridge headed EB due to a semi-truck fire.

Traffic is completely stopped!