Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge, Steel truss road bridge between Stockton, New Jersey and Solebury Township, Pennsylvania
Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge is a steel truss structure that spans the Delaware River between Stockton, New Jersey and Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. The roadway is wide enough for two-way traffic and rests on massive stone foundation piers that rise from the riverbed.
A wooden covered bridge originally crossed the Delaware River at this location until lightning struck and destroyed it in 1923. The toll bridge commission rebuilt the crossing in 1927 with steel construction as a permanent solution.
Edward Willis Redfield created a painting depicting the 1923 fire that consumed the previous wooden bridge at this crossing point.
The bridge connects Pennsylvania Route 263 to New Jersey Route 29 and handles regular traffic flow in both directions. Walkers and cyclists should be aware that this is an active road bridge with vehicle traffic to navigate.
The stone piers supporting this bridge were first built in 1813 for an earlier river crossing and were enclosed in concrete during the 1926 rebuild. Few visitors realize they are walking on foundations that have served this location for over 200 years.
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