This is a list of crossings of the Delaware River from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware and the splitting of the river into two branches at the village of Hancock, New York. From there, the river continues as the East Branch and the West Branch. Crossings along the river include three ferries, 37 automobile bridges and 12 railroad bridges. No tunnels or dams exist along the river.
Crossings
[edit]| Color | Use |
|---|---|
| Closed and/or demolished | |
| Tolled |
Delaware–New Jersey
[edit]| Crossing | Image | Carries | Western location | Eastern location | Opened | Closed | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape May–Lewes Ferry (Delaware Bay) |
Lewes, Delaware | Cape May, New Jersey | June 30, 1964[1] | 38°53′32″N 75°02′38″W / 38.89222°N 75.04389°W | ||||
| Forts Ferry Crossing | Fort DuPont State Park, Delaware | Fort Mott, New Jersey | May 4, 2013[2] | 39°35′6.7″N 75°33′54.52″W / 39.585194°N 75.5651444°W | Operates only April–October[3] | |||
| Exelon Transmission Line | Red Lion–Hope Creek 500 kV AC power line | Cedar Creek, Delaware | Salem, New Jersey | 39°36′43″N 75°35′20″W / 39.612°N 75.589°W | ||||
| Delaware Memorial Bridge | New Castle, Delaware | Deepwater, New Jersey | August 15, 1951 (eastbound)[4] September 12, 1968 (westbound)[5] |
39°41′20″N 75°31′09″W / 39.68889°N 75.51917°W | Twin span. |
Pennsylvania–New Jersey
[edit]Pennsylvania–New York
[edit]See also
[edit]- George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Pahaquarry Township ceased to exist in 1997 when it merged with Hardwick Township.
Bibliography
[edit]- Dale, Frank T. (2003). Bridges Over The Delaware River: A History of Crossings. Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3213-4.
- Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801872228.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ferry Becomes Reality". Atlantic City Press. July 1, 1964. p. 31. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passenger Ferry Service to Link Salem City With 2 Historic Delaware Sites". NJ.com. New Jersey Advance Media. April 17, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Forts Ferry Crossing". visitnj.org. State of New Jersey, Division of Travel and Tourism. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "$44 Million Dollar Bridge Dedicated". Evening Star. August 16, 1951. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "HHH Opens Area Span". Atlantic City Press. September 13, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bridge 'Symbol' of State Cooperation". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 1, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Welcome: Walt Whitman Bridge!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 15, 1957. p. 26. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Schurr, Brendan (April 1, 1992). "Ferry Good Time Begins". The Press of Atlantic City. pp. D1–D2. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beamish, Richard J. (July 2, 1926). "250,000 March Across Bridge After Opening". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Delaware River Bridge". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. April 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Schaffer, Jan (April 30, 1976). "Betsy Ross Bridge to Open Today Despite Opposition". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1B. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ceaseless Traffic Passes Over Palmyra-Tacony Bridge Opened Yesterday by Two States". The Evening Courier. Camden, New Jersey. August 15, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "5000 Cars Cross Burlington Bridge". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 2, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bridge to Open May 25; Delaware Span to Link Jersey and Pennsylvania Pikes". The New York Times. March 30, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Cuts Off 20 Minutes in Philadelphia Run; Pennsylvania's $3,500,000 Bridge, Saving 500 Feet, Is Ready". The New York Times. August 23, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
- ^ "Trenton Bridge to Morrisville Opened at Rites". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 2, 1952. p. 25. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trenton-Morrisville Bridge Ready to Open". Atlantic City Daily Press. January 19, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Calhoun Street Toll-Supported Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Home Happenings". Lansdale Reporter. September 11, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Yardley Bridge Will Be Formally Opened Monday". Trenton Times. December 24, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Yardley Bridge Closed in Fear of Collapse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 4, 1961. p. 39. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Ullery, Chris (May 22, 2019). "New Tolls for PA-bound Scudder Falls Opening in July". The Intelligencer. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Second Scudder Falls Bridge Span & Closed I-295 Entry/Exit Ramps To Be Phased into Service by Wednesday Morning, August 18". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (Press release). August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Two New Bridges Span The Delaware". Daily Local News. West Chester, Pennsylvania. September 6, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hope-Lambertville (Rt. 202) Toll Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "New Centre Bridge Opened to Public". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 17, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (Report). Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. 2016. p. 43. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Lumberville's Covered Bridge Will Be Closed". Trenton Evening Times. May 22, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Historic Spans Being Destroyed". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 17, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dale 2003, p. 53.
- ^ "70 Years Ago Next Week, Record-Setting Delaware River Flood Devastated Commission's Bridge Network". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (Press release). August 15, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
- ^ "Bridge Board Interested in Upriver Site Despite $2 Million Extra Cost". Trenton Evening Times. January 25, 1957. pp. 1–2. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Upper Black Eddy-Milford Toll-Supported Bridge". drjtbc.org. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Riegelsville Bridge's 100th Anniversary of Public Ownership, Free Passage Approaches". Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (Press release). December 30, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Quigley, Tom (November 21, 2009). "Interstate 78 toll bridge turns 20 years old". The Express-Times. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (August 2011). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1890" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 64. Retrieved September 24, 2025. Oct. 2, 1890 – South Easton & Phillipsburg Railroad opens its bridge across the Delaware River for regular service; controlled by Lehigh & Hudson River Railway; permits trains to run directly from CNJ and Lehigh Valley Railroad at South Easton onto L&HR; first test train runs Oct. 1.
- ^ "Lafayette Prof Designed Northampton Street Bridge". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. August 29, 1993. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Easton Bridge Was Opened to Traffic". The Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. January 15, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1885" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 80. Retrieved September 24, 2025. Dec. 24, 1885 – Martins Creek Railroad opens for revenue service; a bridge across the Delaware River connecting to Belvidere Division with the Bangor & Portland Railway for access to the Northampton County slate region.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1953" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 2. Retrieved September 24, 2025. Jan. 6, 1953 – PRR holds official opening of Roxburg Branch of Bel-Del near Martins Creek, N.J., completed in 1952; to reach new Pennsylvania Power & Light plant on west bank of Delaware River which will go into service in 1954.
- ^ "Belvidere, Too, Opens a Bridge". Daily Local News. West Chester, Pennsylvania. September 6, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dale 2003, p. 120.
- ^ "$4.5 Million Portland Toll Bridge is Opened". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1953. pp. 6, 37. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Portland Bridge to be Opened". The Pocono Record. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cut-Off to Reduce Train Schedule to New York Half Hour". The Binghamton Press. December 7, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lackawanna's Cut-Off Benefit". The Wall Street Journal. December 29, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early Preservation Efforts And Abandonment (1979-1986)". lackawannacutoff.org. Restore the Lackawanna Cut-Off!. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Mohowski 2003, p. 30.
- ^ a b Mohowski 2003, p. 98.
- ^ "New Span Crosses Delaware River: Fine, Driscoll at Ceremonies for Water Gap Bridge—Road to Link Poconos and New York". The New York Times. December 17, 1953. p. 51. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Walpack Bend to be Highlighted at Walpack Society Program". New Jersey Herald. Newton, New Jersey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Dingman's Bridge Completed". The Pike County Dispatch. Milford, Pennsylvania. August 23, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milford Bridge Dedicated". The Courier-News. Plainfield, New Jersey. Associated Press. December 31, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interstate 84 Opens Thursday at Matamoras". The Scranton Times. August 26, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 Lanes of New Delaware Bridge Opened". The Middletown Times Herald. October 9, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Opening of 4-Lane Delaware Bridge at Port". The Middletown Times Herald. October 19, 1939. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Becker, Peter (November 6, 2018). "New Delaware River Span Opens to Traffic". Tri-County Independent. Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "PennDOT details 2007 construction season work". Pocono News. Milford, Pennsylvania: Statewide News Network, Inc. April 16, 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Roebling's Aqueduct Marks 175 Years; Sponsors Needed". The River Reporter. Narrowsburg, New York. March 12, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Town and Country". The Tri-States Union. Port Jervis, New York. October 27, 1904. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Dedicated New Bridge Tuesday". The Scrantonian. August 29, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dale 2003, p. 191.
- ^ Nark, Jason (August 3, 2022). "End of Line for Historic Bridge?". The Philadelphia Daily News. p. A10. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Weiss, Isabela (April 17, 2025). "PennDOT Demolishes Half of Skinners Falls Bridge". WVIA-TV. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Mayo, Liam (April 21, 2025). "PennDOT Completes Skinners Falls Bridge Destruction". The River Reporter. Narrowsburg, New York. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Dale 2003, p. 127.
- ^ "New $800,000 Bridge Dedicated at Callicoon". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. August 2, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Historic American Engineering Record Kellams Bridge (Interstate Bridge No. 8) (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ DiStasio, Thomas M. (March 14, 1993). "Bridge Restoration to Bring Wayne County Award". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. 30. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.