Portland–Columbia Pedestrian Bridge

The Portland-Columbia Pedestrian Bridge spans 774 feet across the Delaware River with a width of 9 feet 6 inches for foot traffic passage.

Built in 1869 as a wooden covered toll bridge, the structure was destroyed in the 1955 Hurricane Diane flood and reconstructed in 1958 with steel girders.

The bridge connects two states through a pedestrian pathway, enabling residents from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to maintain social connections across the Delaware River.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission maintains this crossing with safety railings, lighting systems, and ADA-compliant access ramps on the New Jersey side.

At its destruction in 1955, the original wooden structure held the record as the longest covered bridge remaining across the Delaware River in the United States.

GPS coordinates: 40.92415,-75.09554

Latest update: March 6, 2025 03:34