Centre Bridge To Close While Repair Work Is Done In Stockton

SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PA — The Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge at the Delaware River will be closed in both directions from Monday, August 28, to Thursday, August 31, while a bridge over the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Stockton is repaired.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is urging motorists who use the Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge to plan ahead for crossing the river and use alternate routes to cross the bridge while the travel restriction is in effect.

A contractor for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is scheduled to repair the two-lane single-span bridge that carries Bridge Street in Stockton over the canal. The work will effectively impede the ability of motorists to use the commission’s Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge around the clock for four days.

Walkway Across Bridge Also Impacted

NJDOT has also informed the Commission that the upcoming repair project will also block walkway access at the Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge from Monday, Aug. 28, through Thursday, Aug. 31.

The walkway across the river at Centre Bridge-Stockton is a popular connection point for walkers and bicyclists who make loop trips on canal towpaths flanking the river in New Jersey (Delaware
& Raritan Canal State Park) and in Pennsylvania (Delaware Canal State Park).

When the Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge’s walkway is impeded, the closest river bridges with walkways are the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge (3.3 miles south) and the Lumberville-Raven Rock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge (3.4 miles north).

Detour Route

NJDOT has identified the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge (3.3 miles south) and the
Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge (12.6 miles north) as detour routes across the Delaware River while access is blocked to/from the Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge.

Any concerns or questions should be directed to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

The Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge connects Solebury Township, Pa., with Stockton Borough, N.J. The bridge carries roughly 4,500 vehicles per day in both directions.

Several signs with detour information will be posted on roads approaching both sides of the bridge.

Northbound Detour

Motorists should travel north along Route 32 (on the Pennsylvania side) or north on Route 29 (on the New Jersey side) and cross the river at the Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge.

Southbound Detour

Motorists should travel south along Route 32 (on the Pennsylvania side) or south on Route 29 (on the New Jersey side) and cross at the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge.