Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge

Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Official name	Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of US 22 and 2 sidewalks
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ
Maintained by	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Design	Steel Petit through-truss
Total length	1,020 feet (310.9 m)
Width	40 feet (12.2 m)
Longest span	540 feet (164.6 m)
Opened	January 14, 1938
Toll	$1.00 (westbound only) E-ZPass

The Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge is a 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, and is operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. The main river bridge consists of a 540 feet (160 m) Petit through-truss span over the river; a 430 feet (130 m), five-span plate-girder viaduct at the New Jersey approach; and a 40 feet (12 m) pre-stressed concrete boxbeam span over PA 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 feet (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-Z Pass system. The toll rate per car is $1.00.^[1]

See also

• List of crossings of the Delaware River

References

External links

• DRJTBC Easton-Phillipsburg Official Web Site.

Crossings of the Delaware River Upstream Martins Creek Branch Bridge Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge Downstream Northampton Street Bridge

Coordinates: 40°41′40″N 75°12′13″W / 40.6945°N 75.2036°W / 40.6945; -75.2036