The Burlington County Bridge Commission was a private agency created in 1948 by the Burlington County Freeholders to purchase and manage several bridges in Burlington County, New Jersey. It now manages eight bridges, including the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, the Burlington-Bristol Bridge, and the Riverside-Delanco Bridge. Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1694 Seat Mount Holly Area  - Total  - Water 2,122 km² (819 mi²) 38 km² (15 mi²) 1. ... The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge is an arch bridge with a double drawbridge connecting Route 73 in Palmyra, New Jersey to the Tacony section of Philadelphia. ... The Burlington-Bristol Bridge is a truss bridge with a lift span crossing the Delaware River from Burlington, New Jersey to Bristol, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The Riverside-Delanco Bridge is a truss bridge with a central swing span across the Rancocas Creek, between Riverside and Delanco in New Jersey. ...

On October 22, 1948, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders formally adopted a resolution that created the Burlington County Bridge Commission and, at the same time, approved the purchase by the Commission of the Burlington-Bristol and Tacony-Palmyra Bridges from a private company. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ...

For a little over a decade, the Commission was only responsible for these two major movable toll bridges across the Delaware River. Its responsibility was increased in 1962 when a single span bridge over Route 73 and a multi-span bridge over Pennsauken Creek, on River Road, were built by the Commission. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... New Jersey State Highway 73 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... Pennsauken Creek is a river in New Jersey that drains 33 square miles of southwestern Burlington County and northern Camden County. ...

Its responsibility grew even greater in 1966 when the Commission became responsible for almost seven miles of roadway on County Route 543 (River Road), from Route 73 in Palmyra to the halfway house in Delran, including the three bridges/structures that crossed over Pompeston Creek, Swede Run and Twin Pipe Culvert. This acquisition also included the movable Riverside-Delanco Bridge across the Rancocas Creek. This arrangement with the County was agreed upon by the Commission because River Road was considered to be a “feeder road” for both the Burlington-Bristol and Tacony-Palmyra Bridges. New Jersey Secondary Highway 543 is a secondary highway (signed as a county highway) in New Jersey, United States. ... Palmyra highlighted in Burlington County. ... Delran Township highlighted in Burlington County. ...

Of the eight bridges, the Commission has one each of the three standard types of movable bridges. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge has a double leaf Bascule Span, the Burlington-Bristol Bridge has a vertical Lift Span and the Riverside-Delanco Bridge has a horizontal Swing Span.

External links

• Official website