Type of bridge Construction started Opened to traffic Length of main span Length of each side span Length of main and side spans Total length of bridge and approaches Width of bridge Width of roadway Number of traffic lanes Highest point of structure above mean high water Clearance over mean high water closed position Clearance over mean high water open position Vertical lift April 1, May 1, feet The ferry, whose charter had been granted by Queen Anne, operated continuously under family ownership for two centuries.
However, the ferry often shut down during inclement weather. In , business interests Bristol and Burlington proposed construction of a lift span across Delaware River. Joining the business interests in support of a bridge between Burlington County and Bucks County were agricultural interests who sought a direct route from farms in South Jersey to Pennsylvania. The proposed Burlington-Bristol Bridge, which was to accommodate vessels bound for nearby factories, was to be constructed across Burlington Island, approximately one mile upstream from the site of the present bridge.
Specifically, the bridge termini were to be located at Market Street in Bristol, and St. Mary Street in Burlington. The original plan called for a five-span structure between Burlington and Burlington Island one of which was to be a foot-long lift span , and a three-span structure between Burlington Island and Bristol. The U. War Department granted permission to the Burlington-Bristol Bridge Company in , following initial opposition from the operators of the Burlington-Bristol Ferry.
Because of the proximity of the original location to the Keystone Flying Field, the location of the proposed bridge was moved downstream to Maple Beach on the Bristol side and Reed Street on the Burlington side.
The vertical lift span was considered a modern design when it was built. When the lift span is lifted, it provides a clearance of feet, high enough for the tallest vessels of the time to pass. The lifting mechanism is propelled by two horsepower electric motors, hoisting the foot-long main span - the longest of its type when it was built and exceeding the length of the longest lift span by feet - in two minutes.
Flanking the lift span are two foot-long through-truss side spans, and two approaches measuring approximately 1, feet long. The bridge opened to traffic on May 1, , after only 13 months of construction.
When the bridge opened, cars paid 35 cents to cross the span. The bridge, which carries one lane of traffic in each direction on a foot-wide roadway, was to be part of a "belt line" highway proposed by the Regional Planning Federation the forerunner to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. All tolls went toward paying off the bond issue. Subsequently, the Commission lowered the toll on the bridge to a nickel. This was done not only to close the toll differential, but also to fund necessary rehabilitation on the then- half-century-old crossing.
Tolls are collected on the Burlington side of the bridge. The proposed connecting highway was to be part of an outer bypass of the northern suburbs. However, this drew immediate opposition from the Burlington County Bridge Commission, which owned the existing Burlington-Bristol span, and whose other span the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge was threatened by the then-proposed Betsy Ross Bridge.
The Burlington-Bristol Bridge Commission responded by developing plans for its own replacement span; the DRJTBC retorted by saying that the county's plans were "a waste of time and money. Deck width: Vertical clearance above deck: Comments Burlington-Bristol Bridge. Posted September 2, , by Art Suckewer Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com.
Nathan, If I can I will. Regards, Art S. Posted September 2, , by Nathan Holth webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org. Art, Is there flooding where you are located? Posted August 14, , by Muck Tmcgarvey [at] ces-1 [dot] com. Posted April 28, , by gerorge oakley georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com. Posted April 3, , by ArtS asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com. Posted August 13, , by D. Thomsen dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net.
Posted September 22, , by Ian Anderson macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com. The second picture is the western portal, with the signals to stop if the bridge is open.
The third picture is crossing the bridge. The fourth picture is one of the bridge houses. Posted December 11, , by Sasha Harding sharding [at] bcbridges [dot] org.
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