Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge
Bridge in 2009
Coordinates40°12′33″N 74°46′04″W / 40.2092°N 74.7677°W / 40.2092; -74.7677
Carries6 lanes of US 1
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleMorrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
Maintained byDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
Total length403.56 meters (1,324 feet)
Width18.90 meters (62 feet)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1952[1]
Statistics
TollSouthbound:
$3.00 toll-by-plate for cars
$1.25 E-ZPass for cars[2]
Location

The Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge is one of three road bridges connecting Trenton, New Jersey with Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Opened on December 1, 1952, it carries U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.[3]

Construction of the bridge took two years to complete, and cost $6,650,000.[4]

History and architectural features

Opened to traffic on December 1, 1952, following brief ribbon-cutting ceremonies that were conducted on the bridge and presided over by Henry T. Shelly, a vice president of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission and former mayor of Milford, New Jersey, the new Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge was first crossed by automobiles driven by a railroad conductor and a salesman, Joseph E. Wooley, of Bristol, Pennsylvania.[5][6]

This bridge's toll plaza was originally configured to collect tolls from both the northbound and southbound travel lanes. Today, tolls are collected only from vehicles travelling southbound (entering Pennsylvania/leaving New Jersey).

Beginning in 2006, the Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge underwent renovation work to expand and rehabilitate the bridge and auxiliary structures. Improvements included the addition of a third northbound lane on the main bridge, installing a new soundwall along Northbound US 1 in Pennsylvania as well as lengthening deceleration lanes. This $67 million project was designed by the Louis Berger Group and awarded to Conti Enterprises Incorporated, and concluded in 2009.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "$6,650,000 Span to Open Today at Morrisville". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1952. p. 25. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "New Toll Schedules Approved for 2021 & 2024". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge Is Opened." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Times Leader, December 2, 1952, p. 4 (subscription required).
  4. ↑ "6,650,000 Span To Open Today At Morrisville." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 1, 1952, p. 25 (subscription required).
  5. ↑ "Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge Is Opened," The Times Leader, December 2, 1952, p. 4.
  6. ↑ Hicks, Harmon. "Bristol Man First to Cross New Toll Bridge Linking the City of Trenton and Morrisville" (article with captioned photo). Bristol, Pennsylvania: The Bristol Daily Courier, December 2, 1952, front page (subscription required).
  7. ↑ DRJTBC - Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge Rehabilitation and One Auxiliary Northbound Lane
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