Mid-Delaware Bridge
Bridge in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mid-Delaware Bridge, sometimes known as the Port Jervis–Matamoras Bridge or the Fourth Barrett Bridge, is a continuous truss bridge which carries U.S. Routes 6 and 209 across that river between those two communities and thus the states of New York and Pennsylvania. Although it did have 4-Lanes at one point in its life, it only has 2-Lanes as of today.
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Mid-Delaware Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°22′18″N 74°41′52″W |
Carries | Two lanes of US 6 / US 209 |
Crosses | Delaware River |
Locale | Port Jervis, New York-Matamoras, Pennsylvania, United States |
Owner | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
Maintained by | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
Characteristics | |
Design | Continuous steel truss |
Total length | 659 feet (201 m)[1] |
Width | 44 feet (13.4 m)[1] |
Clearance below | 25 feet (7.6 m)[1] |
History | |
Opened | October 9, 1939 (two lanes)[2] October 18, 1939 (full bridge)[3] |
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