- Milford-Montague Toll Bridge
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bridge_name= Milford-Montague Toll Bridge
caption= Milford-Montague Bridge
official_name= Milford-Montague Toll Bridge
also_known_as= Milford-Montague Bridge
US 206 Toll Bridge
carries= 2 lanes ofU.S. Route 206
crosses=Delaware River
locale=Milford Township, Pennsylvania andMontague Township, New Jersey
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design=Steel cable beam bridge
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length= 1,150 ft
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clearance=
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open=December 30 ,1953
closed= -
toll= 75¢ (automobiles)The Milford-Montague Toll Bridge (also know as the US 206 Toll Bridge) is a
truss bridge crossing theDelaware River , connecting Montague Township,New Jersey to Milford,Pennsylvania onU.S. Route 206 . The two-lane bridge, which opened onDecember 30 ,1953 , has a total length of 1,150 feet (350 meters), and is operated by theDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission . Tolls are collected only from motorists traveling westbound, into Pennsylvania. The toll for automobiles is $0.75.The bridge was approved in 1951, to replace an existing crossing at the site that dated from 1889. ["NEW DELAWARE SPAN SET; Toll Bridge at Milford, Pa., to Replace 1889 Structure", "
The New York Times ",February 25 ,1951 . p. 31] TheDelaware 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 onOctober 15 ,1951 , and all three bridge openings spaced approximately every two weeks in December 1953. ["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] ["UNTYING THE DELAWARE WATER GAP KNOT, "The New York Times ",November 15 ,1953 . p. X27]References
ee also
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List of crossings of the Delaware River External links
* [http://www.drjtbc.com/default.aspx?pageid=72 Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission]
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place =Delaware River
bridge = Milford-Montague Toll Bridge
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upstream =Interstate 84 Bridge
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downstream =Dingman's Ferry Bridge
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