The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge (also known as the Interstate 80 Toll Bridge) is a toll bridge that carries

Interstate 80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one ...

across the Delaware River at the

Delaware Water Gap Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap ...

, connecting Hardwick Township, Warren County,

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, and

, Monroe County,

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, in the United States. The bridge was built by the

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is a bistate, public agency that maintains and operates river crossings connecting the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The agency's jurisdiction stretches roughly along the Del ...

. The bridge is a multiple span dual roadway with a steel plate structure. The roadways are wide each and separated from each other by a concrete Jersey barrier. The facility opened to the public on December 16, 1953, at ceremonies attended by

Governor of Pennsylvania A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

John S. Fine John Sydney Fine (April 10, 1893 – May 21, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A Republican, he served as the 35th governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955. Early life Fine was born in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, ...

and

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official re ...

Alfred E. Driscoll. The bridge carried US 611 (now

Pennsylvania Route 611 Pennsylvania Route 611 (PA 611) is a state highway in eastern Pennsylvania running from Interstate 95 (I-95) in the southern part of the city of Philadelphia north to I-380 in Coolbaugh Township in the Pocono Mountains. Within Philadelphia ...

) for four miles (6 km) in New Jersey to a connection with Route 94. I-80 was routed onto the bridge in 1959. There is a pedestrian sidewalk on the south side of the New Jersey-bound section of the bridge, separated from motor vehicles with a concrete divider. The pedestrian walkway on the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge connects Pennsylvania's northern terminus of the

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with New Jersey's southern end. The

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a national recreation area administered by the National Park Service in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. It is centered around a stretch of the Delaware River designated the Midd ...

straddles both sides of the river near the bridge;

Worthington State Forest Worthington State Forest is a state forest located in Warren County, New Jersey, Warren County, New Jersey within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, just north of the Delaware Water Gap, water gap in the Skylands Region of the stat ...

is located along the bridge's New Jersey side. A six-lane

toll plaza A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or '' toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemen ...

, one of which is an Express E-ZPass lane, 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, with a 20% commuter discount available to those making 16 or more tolled trips in a calendar month.

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Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission website
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