Washington Crossing Bridge -- Flagger-controlled alternating travel in a single lane is scheduled for the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 25-26. The travel restriction will enable the Commission general engineering consultant to inspect the bridge in accordance with the National Bridge Inspections Standards. Motorists should anticipate stoppages and brief travel delays.
Originally constructed in 1856 as a vehicular bridge, the covered timber structure consisted of four spans across the Delaware River and one span over the Delaware Division Canal on the [...]
Fast Facts: This is the site of the last wooden covered bridge to be constructed across the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The wooden bridge was completed and opened as a [...]