Skinners Falls–Milanville Bridge
Bridge spanning the Delaware River between Milanville, Pennsylvania and Cochecton, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Skinners Falls – Milanville Bridge is a bridge spanning the Delaware River between Milanville, Pennsylvania, and Cochecton, New York, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and Sullivan County, New York. The bridge is 470 feet (140 m) long and holds one single lane of Skinners Falls Road, a local road. The bridge was constructed by the American Bridge Company and funded by the Milanville Bridge Company. The bridge replaced a ferry run by raftsman Daniel Skinner and his family. The bridge opened in 1902 and remained in service up until recently. It is one of several bridges in Sullivan County that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Roebling Aqueduct and Pond Eddy Bridge. The bridge is located with the Milanville Historic District.
Skinners Falls – Milanville Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41.669626°N 75.058358°W / 41.669626; -75.058358 |
Carries | One lane of Skinners Falls Road |
Crosses | Delaware River |
Locale | Milanville, Pennsylvania and Cochecton, New York |
Official name | Skinners Falls – Milanville Bridge |
Owner | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
Maintained by | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
Characteristics | |
Design | Baltimore Through Truss[1] |
Total length | 470 feet (140 m)[2] |
No. of spans | Two |
History | |
Designer | American Bridge Company |
Construction start | 1901 |
Construction end | November 1902[1] |
Opened | 1902 |
Closed | 2010–2013, 2015–2016, 2018 |
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Toll | $0.22 (until the 1920s) |
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