Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is a bistate, public agency charged with providing safe, dependable and efficient river crossings between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The DRJTBC was established under legislation enacted in the two states in 1934. The federal Compact for the DRJTBC was first approved by Congress in 1935. The agency's jurisdiction stretches roughly 140 miles (225.3 km) along the Delaware River, from the Philadelphia/Bucks County, Pa. boundary northward to the New Jersey/New York state line. The DRJTBC currently operates seven toll bridges and 13 toll-supported (free) bridges (two of which are pedestrian-only crossings). Revenues from the seven toll bridges subsidize the other bridges. The agency does not receive any state or federal tax revenues and relies solely on toll collections for its financing.
The Commission charges a $1.00 cash auto toll (60 cents for frequent E-ZPass commuter users) on its toll bridges, as of July 1, 2011. Truck tolls range from $5.85 to $28.00, depending on axle type, time of travel and whether E-ZPass is used. Effective June 1, 2009, a $1 monthly service fee was added for E-ZPass accounts. The Commission was the last agency in the Delaware Valley
to implement such a monthly service fee. The Commission is a member of the Interagency Group, a regional collaborative of toll-collection agencies that offer E-ZPass
electronic toll collection
services.
The DRJTBC Web site contains a toll-rate chart; a list of weight, speed and size restrictions for its truss bridges; traffic and construction updates; and other public information.
In 2007, more than 141 million cars and trucks used the DRJTBC's network of Delaware River bridge crossings.
The Commission charges a $1.00 cash auto toll (60 cents for frequent E-ZPass commuter users) on its toll bridges, as of July 1, 2011. Truck tolls range from $5.85 to $28.00, depending on axle type, time of travel and whether E-ZPass is used. Effective June 1, 2009, a $1 monthly service fee was added for E-ZPass accounts. The Commission was the last agency in the Delaware Valley
Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley is a term used to refer to the valley where the Delaware River flows, along with the surrounding communities. This includes the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia. Such educational institutions as Delaware Valley Regional High School in Alexandria Township...
to implement such a monthly service fee. The Commission is a member of the Interagency Group, a regional collaborative of toll-collection agencies that offer E-ZPass
E-ZPass
E-ZPass is an electronic toll-collection system used on most tolled roads, bridges, and tunnels in the northeastern US, south to Virginia and West Virginia, and west to Illinois. Currently, there are 25 agencies spread across 14 states that make up the . All member agencies use the same technology,...
electronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
services.
The DRJTBC Web site contains a toll-rate chart; a list of weight, speed and size restrictions for its truss bridges; traffic and construction updates; and other public information.
In 2007, more than 141 million cars and trucks used the DRJTBC's network of Delaware River bridge crossings.
Bridges of the DRJTBC
From north to south:- Milford-Montague Toll BridgeMilford-Montague Toll BridgeThe Milford–Montague Toll Bridge is a truss bridge crossing the Delaware River, connecting Montague Township, New Jersey to Milford, Pennsylvania on U.S. Route 206. The two-lane bridge, which opened on December 30, 1953, has a total length of 1,150 feet , and is operated by the Delaware River...
- (toll) (U.S. Route 206U.S. Route 206U.S. Route 206 is a long north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delaware River into New Jersey, where it is the remainder of the route...
) - Delaware Water Gap Toll BridgeDelaware Water Gap Toll BridgeThe Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge is a toll bridge that carries I-80 across the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap, connecting Hardwick Township, New Jersey and Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
- (toll) (Interstate 80Interstate 80Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
) - Portland-Columbia Pedestrian BridgePortland-Columbia Pedestrian BridgeThe Portland–Columbia Pedestrian Bridge is a footbridge that crosses the Delaware River, at Portland, in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, connecting to Columbia, in Knowlton Township, New Jersey...
- (pedestrian) - Portland-Columbia Toll BridgePortland-Columbia Toll BridgeThe Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge is a toll bridge that carries New Jersey Route 94 over the Delaware River, between Pennsylvania Route 611 at Portland, Pennsylvania and Columbia in Knowlton Township, New Jersey. It is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. U.S....
- (toll) (NJ 94Route 94 (New Jersey)Route 94 is a state highway in the northwestern part of the New Jersey, United States. It runs from the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge over the Delaware River in Knowlton Township, Warren County, where it connects to Pennsylvania Route 611 , northeast to the New York state line in Vernon Township,...
) - Riverton-Belvidere BridgeRiverton-Belvidere BridgeThe Riverton–Belvidere Bridge is a bridge crossing the Delaware River. It connects Belvidere, New Jersey with Riverton, Pennsylvania. There is no toll for crossing on either side, after tolls were abolished by the Joint Commission for the Elimination of Toll Bridges in 1929...
- Easton-Phillipsburg Toll BridgeEaston-Phillipsburg Toll BridgeThe Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 22 over the Delaware River. The bridge is between Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ. The bridge opened on January 14, 1938 and it's operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
- (toll) (U.S. Route 22U.S. Route 22U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...
) - Northampton Street BridgeNorthampton Street BridgeThe Northampton Street Bridge is a bridge connecting Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ that crosses the Delaware River. It is maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission despite not being a toll bridge. It is known locally as the "Free Bridge" thus distinguishing it from the...
- Interstate 78 Toll BridgeInterstate 78 Toll BridgeThe Interstate 78 Toll Bridge carries Interstate 78 between Williams Township, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey over the Delaware River. Opened on November 21, 1989, it is operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission and is one of the newest bridges across the Delaware...
- (toll) (Interstate 78Interstate 78Interstate 78 is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown, Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.I-78 is a major road...
) - Riegelsville Bridge
- Upper Black Eddy-Milford BridgeUpper Black Eddy-Milford BridgeThe Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge is a free bridge over the Delaware River, owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. The bridge carries Bridge Street, connecting CR 519 in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, with Pennsylvania Route 32 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks...
- Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge - (NJ 12Route 12 (New Jersey)Route 12 is a state highway located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It runs from the Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge at the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania in Frenchtown east to an intersection with U.S. Route 202 and Route 31 at the Flemington Circle in Flemington...
) - Lumberville-Raven Rock Bridge - (pedestrian)
- Centre Bridge-Stockton BridgeCentre Bridge-Stockton BridgeThe Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge is a free bridge over the Delaware River owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
- (PA 263 / CR 523County Route 523 (New Jersey)County Route 523 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Main Street in Stockton to Hillside Avenue in Bedminster Township.-Hunterdon County:...
) - New Hope-Lambertville Toll BridgeNew Hope-Lambertville Toll BridgeThe New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge carries U.S. Route 202 over the Delaware River, connecting Delaware Township in Hunterdon County with Solebury Township in Bucks County. The bridge, which opened in 1971, was built and is currently operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
- (toll) (U.S. Route 202U.S. Route 202U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
) - New Hope-Lambertville BridgeNew Hope-Lambertville BridgeThe New Hope-Lambertville Bridge, officially called the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Supported Bridge, is a six-span, -long bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey with the borough of New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The current...
- (PA 179 / NJ 179Route 179 (New Jersey)Pennsylvania Route 179 and Route 179 is an state highway in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, running along an old alignment of U.S. Route 202 from west of New Hope, Pennsylvania northeast through Lambertville, New Jersey to Ringoes, where it ends at an...
) - Washington Crossing BridgeWashington Crossing BridgeWashington Crossing Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Titusville, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904 by the Taylorsville Delaware Bridge Company...
- (PA 532 / CR 546County Route 546 (New Jersey)County Route 546, abbreviated CR 546, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway begins at the Washington Crossing Bridge at Titusville, New Jersey and extends from Route 29 in Hopewell Township to U.S...
) - Scudder Falls BridgeScudder Falls BridgeThe Scudder Falls Bridge is a girder bridge that carries Interstate 95 over the Delaware River, connecting Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. This bridge, which was constructed from 1958 to 1959, is maintained by the Delaware...
- (Interstate 95Interstate 95Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, running parallel to the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Florida and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including Boston, Providence, New Haven, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore,...
) - Calhoun Street BridgeCalhoun Street Bridge (Trenton)The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania in 1884...
- Lower Trenton BridgeLower Trenton BridgeThe Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane through truss bridge over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
- (Business US 1) - Trenton-Morrisville Toll BridgeTrenton-Morrisville Toll BridgeThe Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge is one of three road bridges connecting Trenton, New Jersey with Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1952, it carries U.S. Route 1 and is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. This bridge's toll plaza was originally configured to...
- (toll) (U.S. Route 1U.S. Route 1U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,377 miles from Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border south to Key West, Florida. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west between...
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