Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge

Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge
Coordinates	Coordinates: 40°55′18″N 75°05′30″W / 40.9216°N 75.0917°W / 40.9216; -75.0917
Carries	2 lanes of Route 94
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Portland, Pennsylvania and Columbia, New Jersey
Official name	Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge
Other name(s)	Portland–Columbia Bridge Portland Toll Bridge Portland Bridge
Maintained by	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
Design	Ten-span steel girder
Total length	1,309 ft (399 m)
Width	32 ft (9.8 m)
History
Opened	December 1, 1953
Statistics
Toll	Westbound: $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 at Columbia in 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.

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 $3.00. E-ZPass users pay $1.25. A 20% commuter discount is available to those making 16 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[]

External links[]

• Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission website
• An expanded view of road jurisdiction near the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge^{[permanent dead link]}
• Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge at Structurae