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The Northampton Street Bridge is a bridge connecting Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ that crosses the Delaware River. The bridge opened on October 14, 1806 and is maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission even though this bridge isn't a toll bridge. The bridge was designed and built by Timothy Palmer one of the most famous bridge builders of his time. This bridge was a covered bridge that would stand against storms and floods while other bridges fell. This bridge carried U.S. Route 22 from 1926 to 1933; it is known locally as the "Free Bridge" thus distinguishing it from the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge just upstream to the north. In August 1955, the bridge was heavily damaged by floating debris from flooding resulting from the aftermath of Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane which passed through the Lehigh Valley area about a week apart.
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