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Scenes from the footwalk atop the Ben Franklin Bridge

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Joggers cross the pedestrian footwalk on the Ben Franklin Bridge last Friday. The bridge is popular with joggers, walker and bicyclists.
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Looking south from the Ben Franklin Bridge on the Camden side is Campbell Field, the home of the minor league baseball team, the Camden Riversharks.
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Ana Solano, wife of shortstop Freddy Galvis, and daughter Anastasia Galvis pose with personal trainer Giovanni Romero on the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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A gate permits access to the pedestrian footwalk on the Ben Franklin Bridge from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
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The view southward down the Delaware River, from the Ben Franklin Bridge pedestrian walkway..
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A SmartCar police vehicle sits along the pedestrian walkway on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
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The view west along the pedestrian walkway from the Ben Franklin Bridge, with Center City Philadelphia in the distance.
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A view of I-95 and Old City (and Society Hill at far left) from the south side of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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A granite anchorage on the west end of the bridge which features the carved seal of the state of Pennsylvania.
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PhillyVoice reporter Kevin C. Shelly stops for a selfie during his trek across the pedestrian walkway of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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A view of I-95 and Old City (and Society Hill at far left) from the south side of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

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