Riegelsville Bridge

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Riegelsville Bridge
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Riegelsville, New Jersey and Riegelsville, Pennsylvania
Maintained by	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Total length	577 d
Opening date	1904
Toll	None

The Riegelsville Bridge is a bridge crossing the Delaware River. It connects Riegelsville, New Jersey with Riegelsville, Pennsylvania.

[edit] History

The original bridge at Riegelsville was a wooden structure built in 1835. It was destroyed by a flood on October 10, 1903. The following year, the current bridge, a three-span suspension bridge with a steel deck was constructed in place of the destroyed bridge ^[1] by John A. Roebling & Sons of New York. A plaque on top of either side of the bridge identifies S. A. Cooney as the engineer. There is a structure resembling a toll house at the western (Pennsylvania) end of the bridge, by the anchorage for the south cable, but the bridge is currently free to cross. It is supported by toll money from other crossings of the Delaware River maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Delaware River

[edit] References

Crossings of the Delaware River Upstream Interstate 78 Toll Bridge Riegelsville Bridge Downstream Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge