Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge
Coordinates40°55′18″N 75°05′30″W / 40.9216°N 75.0917°W / 40.9216; -75.0917
Carries2 lanes of Route 94
CrossesDelaware River
LocalePortland, Pennsylvania and Columbia, New Jersey
Official namePortland–Columbia Toll Bridge
Other name(s)Portland–Columbia Bridge
Portland Toll Bridge
Portland Bridge
Maintained byDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
DesignTen-span steel girder
Total length1,309 ft (399 m)
Width32 ft (9.8 m)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1953
Statistics
TollWestbound:
$3.00 for cars without E-ZPass
$1.25 for cars with E-ZPass[1]
Location

The Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge is a toll bridge over the Delaware River between Pennsylvania Route 611 at Portland, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Route 46 in the Columbia section of Knowlton Township, New Jersey, United States. It is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

New Jersey Route 94 begins on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey State Line over the river, and continues into New Jersey, though it is not signed as that route until after leaving the bridge.

History and architectural features

The bridge opened for public use on December 1, 1953. The main span is a 1,309-foot (399 m) long, ten-span steel girder system, supported by reinforced concrete piers and concrete bin abutments.

The bridge is 32 feet (9.8 m) wide from curb to curb. There is no sidewalk on the bridge. The Portland–Columbia Pedestrian Bridge is located 1,000 feet (300 m) upstream of the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge.

A three-lane toll plaza is located on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge, serving westbound traffic only. The cash toll for automobiles is three dollars. E-ZPass users pay one dollar and twenty-five cents. A twenty percent commuter discount is available to those making sixteen or more toll payments in a calendar month.

The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge, Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge and the Milford–Montague Toll Bridge were all constructed simultaneously by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, with work on all three started on October 15, 1951 and all three bridge openings spaced approximately every two weeks in December 1953.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "New Toll Schedules Approved for 2021 & 2024". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ↑ "3 DELAWARE SPANS NEAR COMPLETION; Bridge Between Portland, Pa., and Columbia, N. J., Will Be Opened Next Month", The New York Times, October 25, 1953. p. 78
  3. ↑ "UNTYING THE DELAWARE WATER GAP KNOT, The New York Times, November 15, 1953. p. X27
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