Lane Restrictions This Week On Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge

FRENCHTOWN, NJ — The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge is scheduled to be restricted to a single alternating traffic lane controlled by flaggers 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, and Friday, March 1, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced.

The vehicular travel restriction will allow engineers to thoroughly inspect the steel-truss structure as a first step toward designing a bridge rehabilitation project that is expected to be carried out in 2025.

One lane at the two-lane bridge will be closed for the inspection work. The bridge’s remaining open lane will then have flaggers posted at each end to control alternating streams of traffic from either direction across the bridge.

Engineers will use the bridge’s temporarily closed travel lane to examine the bridge’s steel truss sections for deterioration and damage. A bucket truck is to be utilized as part of this process.

Motorists are advised to anticipate brief backups and travel delays if they plan to use the bridge during daytime hours next Monday and Friday. Pedestrian crossings at the bridge should not be affected.

The upcoming scheduled vehicular travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergencies, traffic, and staffing considerations.

The bridge links NJ Route 12/Bridge Street in the Borough of Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, N.J. with PA Route 32/River Road in the Uhlerstown section of Tinicum Township, Bucks County. The bridge was last rehabilitated in 2001. It carried an average of 4,200 vehicles per day in 2023.