Delaware River

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This category includes bridges over the Delaware River in the Northeastern United States. For bridges over the Delaware River in Kansas, please follow this link:

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Barryville - Shohola Bridge (old) (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1941
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 434
Demolished and replaced in 2007

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Betsy Ross Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1973
Truss bridge on NJ 90 over Delaware River, Richmond Street, River Road, Hedley Street
Open to traffic

Burlington-Bristol Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1990
Vertical lift bridge over Delaware River on PA 413 in Bristol
Open to traffic

Calhoun Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1884 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street/Trenton Avenue
Open to traffic

Cape May-Lewes Ferry (Cape May County, New Jersey)
Passenger and automobile ferry began operations July 1, 1964. Ferry runs 17 miles in length.
Ferry across Delaware Bay on US 9
Open to traffic

Centre Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1990
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 263-NJ 29 between Center Bridge, PA & Stockton, NJ
Open to traffic

CNJ/Bel-Del/LV - Delaware River Double-Decker Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1854; Supllemental Spans added 1866; Replaced 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Lehigh Valley Railway (Upper Deck) & Belvidere Delaware Railroad (Lower Deck)
Replaced by a new bridge

CNYK - East Branch Delaware River Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Pratt through truss bridge over East Branch Delaware River on Central New York Railroad
Open to traffic

CNYK - Mill Rift Bridge (Orange County, New York)
Deck truss bridge over Delaware River on former Erie Railway
Open to traffic

Cochecton - Damascus Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1950; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Cochecton Dam Road
Open to traffic

Commodore Barry Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1974
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Delaware River on US 322
Open to traffic

Delaware Aqueduct (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1848 by John A. Roebling to carry the Delaware & Hudson Canal; later converted for highway traffic; rehabilitated 1985
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on the former Delaware & Hudson Canal
Open to one-lane traffic

Delaware Memorial Bridge (1951 Eastbound) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1970
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Eastbound I-295/US 40
Open to traffic

Delaware Memorial Bridge (1968 Westbound) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1968 as an almost identical twin to the 1951 Delaware Memorial Bridge that carries northbound traffic
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Westbound I-295/US 40
Open to traffic

Dingman's Ferry Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Relocated here 1900 from the Susquehanna River
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 739
Open to vehicular traffic only (no pedestrians allowed)

DL&W - Delaware River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on DL&W Railroad
Abandoned

DL&W - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Warren County, New Jersey)
Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on DL&W Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1990; rehabilitated 2013-2015
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on US 22 in Easton
Open to traffic

Kellams Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; rehabilitated 1959
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on SR 1018 (Kellams Bridge Road)
Open to traffic

L&HR - Delaware River Bridge (Old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899 using some second-hand parts; Replaced 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Replaced by a new bridge

Lake Como-Hancock Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937
Through truss bridge over West Branch Delaware River on PA 191
Open to traffic

Lower Trenton Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1969 and 2005
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Alt US 1 in Morrisville
Open to traffic

Lumberville-Raven Rock Pedestrian Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1947 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
Suspension bridge over the Delaware River on a pedestrian walkway
Open to pedestrians

LV - Delaware River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1901
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over Delaware River on Railroad
Abandoned

Mid-Delaware Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1939
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on US 6
Open to traffic

Milford-Montague Toll Bridge (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1983
Warren deck truss bridge over Delaware River on US 206 in Milford
Open to traffic

Morrisville - Trenton Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1903
Stone arch bridge over Delaware River on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic

Narrowsburg Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1954
Steel arch bridge over Delaware River on PA 652/NY 52
Open to traffic

New Hope-Lambertville Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1984
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 179 in New Hope
Open to traffic

NJ48 Delaware River Ferry (New Castle County, Delaware)
Service ended 1951
Ferry over Delaware River on NJ48
Ferry no longer in service; Transfer bridge remains as an abandoned structure

NJT - Delair Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960; was the first bridge from Philadelphia to New Jersey
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River on Conrail Shared Assets Operations (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
Open to traffic

Northampton Street Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; damaged and fixed 1955; rehabilitated 2002
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Delaware River on Northampton Street
Open to two-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

NS - Delaware River Bridge (N) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NYSW - Tusten Station Bridge (Sullivan County, New York)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central New York Railroad


OW - Delaware River Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Lost Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River & Erie Railroad on New York, Ontario, & Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

Pond Eddy Bridge (old) (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904 by the Owego Bridge Company. Replaced by a new modern truss bridge due to deterioration in 2017-2018. Demolition in progress as of February 2018
Two-span through truss bridge over the Delaware River at Pond Eddy
Closed; demolition in progress

Portland-Columbia Pedestrian Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1957-58, replacing an earlier covered bridge destroyed by Hurricane Diane
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Delaware River on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Reading - Pigeon Point Ferry (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1922; Removed from service 1976
Ferry across Delaware River on Reading Railroad
No longer in service; Transfer bridge (Delaware Side) and an industrial dock (New Jersey side.) remain as abandoned remnants

Riegelsville Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1984 and 2010-11
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on a spur off PA 611 in Riegelsville crossses over to Milford, NJ to NJ Rt. 519
Open to traffic

Riverton-Belvidere Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904; Reconstructed 2007
Four-span through truss bridge over Delaware River between Riverton and Belvidere
Open to traffic

Scudder Falls Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1959, replacing a washed-out Truss Bridge; rehabilitated 1981
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Delaware River on Interstate 95 in Lower Makefield Township
Open to traffic

Skinners Falls Bridge (Wayne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1902 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Skinners Falls Road (PA 1002)
Intact but closed to all traffic

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1929
Bascule bridge over Delaware River on NJ 73 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Trenton-Morrisville Route 1 Toll Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2009
Steel stringer bridge over Delaware River, PA32,NJ29 on Us 1
Open to traffic

Turnpike Connector Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Built 1956
Arch-truss bridge on the PA/NJ Turnpike over the Delaware River
Open to traffic

Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1933 by the McClintic-Marshall Co.
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 32-NJ 519 between Upper Black Eddy, PA & Milford, NJ
Open to traffic

Walt Whitman Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1998
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-76 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Washington Crossing Delaware River Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 32-NJ 29
Open to traffic

West Trenton Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1912, second bridge at this crossing
Concrete arch bridge over Delaware River on SEPTA/CSX Railroad
Open

Yardley-Wilburtha Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903 after wooden bridge destroyed, destroyed by flooding in 1955, replaced by Scudder Falls Bridge
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Delaware River on Unknown in Yardley
Destroyed by flood

Yardleyville Centennial Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1875; Replaced 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River
Replaced by a new bridge