New Castle Hundred in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delaware Memorial Bridge
1951 - 1968
| | Dedicated to the Delaware & New Jersey Veterans of WWII | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
1. Delaware Memorial Bridge Marker
1951 - 1968
South Span
Dedicated August 18, 1951
North Span
Dedicated September 12, 1968
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey dedicated these Bridges on September 12, 1968 to the Men and Women of the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey who gave their lives in the Armed Forces of the United States of America during World War II and its subsequent military conflicts.
The Delaware River and Bay Authority
Governor of Delaware: Charles L. Terry, Jr.
Governor of New Jersey: Richard J. Hughes
Authority Members
Alexis I. duP. Bayard, Chairman
Clarence B. McCormick, Vice Chairman
Ramsen C. Barnard, III Thomas J. Gallagher
James Julian William A. Gemmel
Benjamin F. Shaw, II Walter F.W. Maack
James G. Smith James L. Smith
William J. Miller, Jr. Director
Theodore G. Bright General Manager
Gerard J. DiNicola Secretary
Erected by The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA).
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Military • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1951.
Location. 39° 41.685′ N, 75°
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delaware - Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Delaware & New Jersey WWII Submariners Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wounded Combat Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Garrett E. Lyons (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware River and Bay Authority Veterans Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
2. Delaware Memorial Bridge Marker
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
3. Delaware Memorial Bridge as seen from Lukens Drive along the Delaware River
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
4. Fatalities Suffered During the
South Span
William Church Mack Smith
George Fisher Owen P. Stuckey
David Sarvetnick James Austin White
North Span
Paul Artis Walter Fitzgerald
Edward Clark, Jr.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
5. Delaware Memorial Bridge
Killed in the Line of Duty
Harry P. Cloud
James G. Wilson
Vince A. Julia
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,403 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on September 3, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
