Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge between Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Coordinates40°41′40″N 75°12′13″W / 40.6945°N 75.2036°W / 40.6945; -75.2036
Carries4 lanes of US 22 and 2 sidewalks
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleEaston, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey, U.S.
Official nameEaston-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Maintained byDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
Designmodified steel Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge
Total length1,020 feet (310.9 m)
Width40 feet (12.2 m)
Longest span540 feet (164.6 m)
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 1938[1]
Statistics
TollWestbound:
$3.00 for cars without E-ZPass
$1.25 for cars with E-ZPass[2]
Location

The Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge is a modified Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 22 over the Delaware River. The bridge is located between Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey in the Lehigh Valley.

The Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge opened on January 14, 1938[1] and is operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

Features

The western side of the bridge in Easton, Pennsylvania

The main river bridge consists of a 540-foot (160 m) Petit through-truss span over the river; a 430-foot (130 m), five-span plate-girder viaduct at the New Jersey approach, and a 40-foot (12 m) pre-stressed concrete boxbeam span over Pennsylvania Route 611 on the Pennsylvania approach.

The overall length is 1,020 feet (310 m). The four-lane facility has a roadway width of 40 feet (12 m). There are 8-foot (2.4 m) concrete pedestrian sidewalks outside the trusses on each side. The bridge is the 9th-longest (main span) simple truss and 9th-longest (main span) steel truss in the United States. When it was constructed in 1938, the bridge was the longest steel truss in the United States, a distinction it held for 19 years.

Tolls

The toll plaza collects only westbound lanes going into Pennsylvania, and includes the E-ZPass system. As of April 11, 2021, the toll rate per car is $3.00, or $1.25 if E-ZPass is used.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Easton Bridge Was Opened to Traffic". The Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. January 15, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "New Toll Schedules Approved for 2021 & 2024". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge". Drjtbc.org. 1938-01-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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