Editing Burlington–Bristol Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge that crosses the Delaware River}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Burlington–Bristol Bridge
| image = BurlingtonBristolBridge.jpg
|image_size=300px
| caption = The Burlington Bristol Bridge from Burlington, New Jersey
| official_name = Burlington–Bristol Bridge
| also_known_as =
| carries = 2 lanes of {{jct|state=PA|PA|413|name1=PA side}} / {{jct|state=NJ|NJ|413|name1=NJ side}}
| crosses = [[Delaware River]]
| locale = [[Bristol Township, Pennsylvania]] and [[Burlington, New Jersey]]
| owner = [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]<ref name="BCBC"/>
| maint = Burlington County Bridge Commission
| id = 3000002 (NJ) 097101999100010 (PA)
| design = [[vertical lift bridge]]
| material = [[steel]]
| mainspan = 540 feet (165 m)
| length = 2,301 feet (701.3 m)<ref name="BCBC"/>
| width = 20 feet (6.1 m)<ref name="BCBC"/>
| clearance = 
| below = 61 feet when closed at high tide<ref name="BCBC"/> to 135 feet (41.1 m) when open
| traffic = 25,241 (1992)
| begin = {{start date and age|1930|04}}<ref name="BCBC"/>
| complete = {{start date and age|1931|05|2}}<ref name="BCBC"/>
| cost = $1.5 million<ref name="BCBC"/>
| open = {{start date and age|1931|05|2}}<ref name="BCBC"/>
| closed =
| toll = $4.00 (cash), $3.00 (E-ZPass) northbound<ref name="tolls">{{cite web | url=https://www.bcbridges.org/BridgeInformation/TollRates.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505210515/https://www.bcbridges.org/BridgeInformation/TollRates.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 5, 2011 | title=Toll Rates | publisher=Burlington Country Bridge Commission | access-date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref>
| map_cue =
| map_image =
| map_text =
| map_width =
| coordinates = {{Coord|40|04|53|N|74|52|10.5|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}
}}
[[File:Burlington-Bristol Bridge heading south.jpeg|thumb|right|Burlington–Bristol Bridge heading south]]

The '''Burlington–Bristol Bridge''' is a [[truss]] bridge with a [[lift bridge|lift span]] crossing the [[Delaware River]] from [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[New Jersey]] to [[Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States. Construction of the bridge started on April 1, 1930, and the bridge opened to traffic on May 2, 1931.<ref name=BCBC>{{cite web | url=https://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505204537/https://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 5, 2011 | title=Burlington-Bristol Bridge | publisher=Burlington County Bridge Commission | access-date=October 7, 2013 }}</ref> The bridge carries [[New Jersey Route&nbsp;413]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 413]] (PA&nbsp;413).

The two-lane bridge has a total length of 2,301 feet (701 m), and is operated by the [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]].<ref name=BCBC/> The lift span is {{convert|164.6|m|ft|disp=flip}} long.<ref name=structurae>{{cite web|title=Burlington-Bristol Bridge|publisher=[[Structurae]]|url=https://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0006139|access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

The center span is lifted by the action of two large concrete slabs of slightly greater weight than the lifted span, which block traffic when fully down. They are set in downwards motion to lift the bridge by a very slight action of the motors, as gravity does the rest. In 2016, traffic signals and barrier gates were installed at each end of the bridge for stopping traffic when the draw span is being lifted.

A municipal garage is located underneath the rising road after the tollbooths. During times when the bridge is up for a boat passing underneath, large traffic backups are created on Keim Boulevard, the road that functions as the route to the bridge from [[U.S. Route 130]] (US&nbsp;130) and Broad Street.

The tollbooths are equipped with [[E-ZPass]] and the toll {{as of|2015|09|15|df=us|lc=y}} — $4.00 for cars, or $3 with E-ZPass — is paid by vehicles crossing into Pennsylvania.<ref name="tolls"/>

New bridges for the site have been proposed, but most would require the access ramp to extend out to US&nbsp;130, which would result in the destruction of historic buildings, as well as the large industrial park near the bridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillyroads.com/crossings/burlington-bristol/|title = Burlington-Bristol Bridge (PA 413-NJ 413)}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of crossings of the Delaware River]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110505204537/https://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge.aspx Burlington-Bristol Bridge], [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]
*[https://www.phillyroads.com/crossings/burlington-bristol/ Philly Roads details for the Burlington-Bristol Bridge]

{{Crossings navbox
|structure       = Crossings
|place           = [[Delaware River]]
|bridge          = Burlington–Bristol Bridge
|bridge signs    = [[Image:PA-413.svg|25px]] [[Image:Ellipse sign 413.svg|25px]]
|upstream        = [[Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge]]
|upstream signs  = [[File:I-95.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[File:Pennsylvania Turnpike logo.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]  [[File:New Jersey Turnpike Shield.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]
|downstream      = [[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]]
|downstream signs= [[Image:PA-73.svg|20px]] [[Image:Circle sign 73.svg|20px]]
}}

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[[Category:Bridges over the Delaware River]]
[[Category:Burlington, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Toll bridges in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Toll bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Vertical lift bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Vertical lift bridges in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1931]]
[[Category:1931 establishments in New Jersey]]
[[Category:1931 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges in Burlington County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Bridges in Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Towers in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Steel bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States]]