- Burlington-Bristol Bridge
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bridge_name= Burlington-Bristol Bridge
caption= The Burlington Bristol Bridge from Burlington, NJ
official_name= Burlington-Bristol Bridge
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carries= 2 lanes of PA 413 and NJ 413
crosses=Delaware River
locale=Bristol Township, Pennsylvania andBurlington, New Jersey
maint=Burlington County Bridge Commission
id= 3000002 (NJ) 097101999100010 (PA)
design=steel vertical lift bridge
mainspan= 540 feet (165 m)
length= 2,301 feet (701.3 m)
width= 20 feet (6.1 m)
clearance=
below= 135 feet (41.1 m)
traffic= 25,241 (1992)
open=May 2 ,1931
closed=
toll= $2.00 (westbound) (E-ZPass )
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coordinates=Coord|40|04|53|N|74|52|10.5|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,titleThe Burlington-Bristol Bridge is a
truss bridge with a lift span crossing theDelaware River from Burlington,New Jersey to Bristol Township,Pennsylvania in theUnited States . Construction of the bridge started onApril 1 ,1930 , and the bridge opened to traffic onMay 1 ,1931 . [http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge/tabid/115/Default.aspx Burlington-Bristol Bridge] ,Burlington County Bridge Commission . AccessedJuly 15 ,2008 .] The bridge carries NJ 413 and PA 413.The two-lane bridge has a total length of 2,301 feet (701 m), and is operated by the
Burlington County Bridge Commission . It is a major route to Philadelphia for the area's residents and usually preferred to the other bridges by bus drivers since the tolls are lower.The center roadway is lifted by the action of two large concrete slabs of slightly greater weight than the lifted roadway, which block the roadway when fully down. They are set in downwards motion to lift the bridge by a very slight action of the motors, as gravity does the rest.
Rather unusually, a public non-toll road travels directly underneath the approach span. A municipal garage is also located underneath the rising road after the tollbooth. During times when the bridge is up for a boat passing underneath, large traffic backups are created on Keim Boulevard, the road that functions as the route to the bridge from
U.S. Route 130 and Broad Street.The tollbooths are equipped with
E-ZPass and the toll — $2.00 for cars — is paid by those cars going north to the Pennsylvania side. [ [http://www.bcbridges.org/BridgeInformation/TollRates/tabid/98/Default.aspx Toll Rates] ,Burlington County Bridge Commission . AccessedJuly 15 ,2008 .]New bridges for the site have been proposed, but most would require the access ramp to extend out to Route 130, which would result in the destruction of historic buildings, as well as the large industrial park near the bridge.
ee also
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List of crossings of the Delaware River References
External links
* [http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge/tabid/115/Default.aspx Burlington-Bristol Bridge] ,
Burlington County Bridge Commission
* [http://www.phillyroads.com/crossings/burlington-bristol/ Philly Roads details for the Burlington-Bristol Bridge]Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place =Delaware River
bridge = Burlington-Bristol Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream =Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge
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downstream =Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
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