Upper Black Eddy–Milford Bridge
The Upper Black Eddy–Milford Bridge
Coordinates40°33′59″N 75°05′55″W / 40.5664°N 75.0986°W / 40.5664; -75.0986
CarriesBridge Street
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleMilford, New Jersey and Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Maintained byDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Statistics
TollNone
Location

The Upper Black Eddy–Milford Bridge is a free bridge that crosses over the Delaware River in the United States. Owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, it carries Bridge Street, connecting CR 519 in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, with Pennsylvania Route 32 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The bridge currently has a 55-ton (49-metric ton) weight limit, the heaviest free bridge on the Delaware.

History

Following a great flood in 1841, a wood-timbered, covered bridge was built in 1842 to accommodate business needs that ferries could not handle. Severely damaged by a subsequent flood in 1903, during which it lost one of its three wooden spans, the bridge was repaired. During its reconstruction, the ferry was put back into service while the bridge was repaired. The wood spans remained in use until replaced by the current steel bridge in 1933; only the stone piers were reused at that time. The bridge charged tolls until 1929.[1]

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; while it did not completely destroy the bridge, it did cause structural damage.[2]

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