Burlington County Bridge Commission
Palmyra, NJ 08065 | |
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Website | http://www.bcbridges.org/ |
The Burlington County Bridge Commission is a public agency responsible for the operation and maintenance of several bridges in
Tolls are collected in New Jersey for traffic heading towards Pennsylvania at the Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington-Bristol Bridges. No tolls are collected for traffic crossing into New Jersey. Tolls range from $2.00 for two-axle cars, vans, light pick-up trucks and motorcycles, up to $22.50 for five-axle trucks. E-ZPass is accepted for payment of tolls. Tolls were increased on September 15, 2015. Two-Axle cars are $3.00 with EZPass / $4.00 cash.
A total of $51 million in revenue was generated from the 13.5 million toll-paying trips in 2016 on the Burlington–Bristol and Tacony–Palmyra bridges.[2]
History
The
In 1962, the Commission built a single-span bridge over Route 73 and a multi-span bridge over Pennsauken Creek, on River Road.
In 1966, the Commission became responsible for almost seven miles of roadway on
Of the eight bridges, the Commission has one each of the three standard types of movable bridges. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge has a double leaf bascule span, the Burlington-Bristol Bridge has a vertical lift span and the Riverside-Delanco Bridge has a horizontal swing span.
References
- ^ Our Bridges, Burlington County Bridge Commission. Accessed November 1, 2017. Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hoover, Amanda. "Here's how much Delaware River bridges collected in tolls last year", NJ.com, October 23, 2017. Accessed November 1, 2017. "The two smallest, and cheapest bridges, connect Burlington County to Northeast Philadelphia and Bristol, Pennsylvania. Operated by the Burlington County Bridge Commission, the Palmyra-Tacony and Burlington-Bristol bridges charge $3 for EZ-Pass users and $4 in cash, bringing in a combined revenue of $51,195,356.70 in 2016. Together, the two bridges brought nearly 13.5 million vehicles from New Jersey into Pennsylvania."