Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge
Bridge in Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
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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]
US 1Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge | |
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Bridge in 2009 | |
| Coordinates | 40.2092°N 74.7677°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of US 1 |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 403.56 meters (1,324 feet) |
| Width | 18.90 meters (62 feet) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 1, 1952[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Southbound: $5.00 for cars without E-ZPass $2.00 for cars with E-ZPass[2] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge | |
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]
