Portland- Columbia Toll Bridge
  • Location: Portland, PA. & Columbia, NJ (I 80)
  • Waterway: Delaware River
  • Bridge Dimensions: 1309' in length
  • Span length: 147' - 6" (8 center spans), 63' - 4 3/16" (PA and NJ side spans to the abutments)
  • Year: 1953
 Bridge Type: ten span steel girder bridge

     
Bridge piers and abutments are reinforced concrete. The roadway is 25' wide.   The piers are partially granite faced and are built on concrete footings.
     
 View of abutment bearings.    View of bearings on piers.
     
View of bridge below roadway.    View of bracing system.
     
Riveted joints connecting girders to other bridge structures.   View of girder which receives loads from the floor beams and stringers.
     
View from bottom girder at side wall (inside view).   View of side wall from below (outside view).

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