Upper Black Eddy–Milford Bridge
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| Coordinates | 40°33′59″N 75°05′55″W / 40.5664°N 75.0986°W |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Milford, New Jersey and Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission |
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| Toll | None |
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The Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge is a free bridge over the Delaware River, owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. The bridge carries Bridge Street, connecting CR 519 in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, with Pennsylvania Route 32 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
The original bridge was of wood construction with a roof. It was partially destroyed by a flood in 1903. The ferry was put back in to use until the present bridge was constructed a few years later. It currently has a 55 ton weight limit, the heaviest free bridge on the Delaware.
History
The original bridge was built in 1842, after a great flood the year before to accommodate business needs that ferries could not handle. It was a covered bridge of wood construction. The bridge was severely damaged by the flood of 1903 wherein it lost one of its three wooden spans. It was repaired however and remained in use until replaced by the current steel spans in the nineteen thirties. Only the stone piers were reused at that time. Two more floods damaged the bridge, including the Flood of 1955 in the aftermath of both Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane. The 1955 flood left the bridge under seven feet of water, and while not completely destroying the bridge, did cause structural damage.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Hunterdon's Delaware Bridges, accessed March 6, 2007
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