SOLEBURY, PA – The Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge’s staircase to the Delaware Canal towpath (PA side) is scheduled to be closed 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today.
The staircase closure will not affect motorists using the bridge’s travel lanes or pedestrians and bicyclists using the bridge’s pedestrian walkway.
The work involves the installation of a temporary form and the pouring and curing of concrete to create a bottom step at the towpath-side staircase entry point.
In the event of inclement weather, the work would be postponed to the following day — Thursday, Nov. 19.
Bicyclists and pedestrians are advised to plan ahead and use the Lumberville-Raven Rock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge to the north or the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge’s walkway to the south as connection points for loop trips between the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath in New Jersey and the Delaware Canal towpath in Pennsylvania.
As with any construction project of this nature, the work schedule and travel impacts are subject to change due to weather, emergencies and other considerations.
The Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge connects the Centre Bridge section of Solebury Township, PA. with the Borough of Stockton, N.J. The 98-year-old steel Warren-truss bridge carried an average of 5,000 vehicles per day in 2019.
