Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge

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 between Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States. The bridge opened on January 14, 1938,[1] and is operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. 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.

Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Coordinates 40°41′40″N 75°12′13″W
Carries4 lanes of US 22 and 2 sidewalks
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleEaston, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ, 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
Toll$1.00 (westbound only)
E-ZPass

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 ranked first as the longest steel truss in the nation—a distinction it held for 19 years. The toll plaza collects only westbound lanes going into Pennsylvania, and includes the E-ZPass system. The toll rate per car is $1.00.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Easton Bridge Was Opened to Traffic". The Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. January 15, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "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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