The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission tracks traffic volumes in both directions at its 18 vehicular bridges.  The traffic counts enable the agency to make data-driven decisions related to budgeting, maintenance, and long-term capital improvements.

Annual Average Daily Traffic

Toll Bridges 2018 2019 2020 COVID-19 pandemic – PA issues non-life-sustaining business closures on 3/19 and Stay-at-Home orders 3/23. NJ announces Stay-at-Home order and non-essential business closure 3/21 2021 Toll adjustment at eight toll bridges begins April 11 2022
Milford-Montague (Rt. 206) 7,400 7,500 This is a corrected figure – August traffic initially reported as 4,506 when it should have been 150,375.  YTD total increased by 145,869 7,000 7,300 7,000 Milford-Montague Toll Bridge Repaving Project began in September.  Temporary traffic signal installed on NJ approach for alternating single-lane travel begininng Oct. 24
Delaware Water Gap (1-80) 51,000 51,300 44,100 49,300 49,800 Portion of PA Route 611 closed indefinitely between Portland, PA and Delaware Water Gap, PA. following rockfall starting Dec. 6
Portland-Columbia 7,600 7,800 6,400 6,800 7,100 Portion of PA Route 611 closed indefinitely between Portland, PA and Delaware Water Gap, PA. following rockfall starting Dec. 6
Easton-Phillipsburg (Rt. 22) 35,800 35,800 30,300 33,300 34,700 Uninterrupted lane closure initiated in March for rehabilitation project at nearby Northampton Street Toll Supported Bridge — the “free bridge.”  Switched to limited daytime weekday lane closures Nov. 7
I-78 65,600 Various travel restrictions — including weekend-long single-lane patterns westbound in the spring — for the I-78 Bridges & Approach Slabs Project March to November, 2018 66,400 53,400 62,800 63,500
New Hope-Lambertville (Rt. 202) 12,500 Single-lane travel in both directions for the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge Floor System Rehabilitation from June through August 12,600 8,800 10,000 10,700
Scudder Falls Toll Bridge (I-295) N/A Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project construction began in May 2017 20,800 First new bridge span opened PA-bound only approximately 11 p.m. July 9.  NJ-bound traffic shifted to new bridge approximately 7 p.m. July 26. Tolling began 7/14/19 – Daily average of 44,500 vehicles over ensuing 171 days in 2019 30,300 Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project construction began in May 2017. One completed span carries traffic in both directions 34,300 Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project construction began in May 2017. Attained “substantial completion” Dec. 17 40,100 Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project construction reached “substantial completion” Dec. 17, 2021. Onlyshort-term travel restrictions to fully complete project in 2022
Trenton-Morrisville Trenton (Rt. 1) 61,100 62,000 47,400 52,600 53,000
TOTAL – TOLL BRIDGES 240,400 264,200 227,700 256,600 265,900
Toll-Supported Bridges 2018 2019  2020 2021 2022
Riverton-Belvidere 4,900 5,100 4,500 4,800 4,100
Northampton Street (“free bridge”) 17,100 16,900 15,100 16,500 14,600 Uninteruppted single-lane closure for rehabilitation starting in March and ending early November.  Only limited daytime weekday lane clorsures starting Nov. 7 to winter holiday period
Riegelsville 3,200 3,200 2,800 3,100 3,100
Upper Black Eddy Milford 3,500 3,500 3,200 3,400 3,400
Uhlerstown Frenchtown 4,800 5,400 3,900 4,500 4,500
Centre Bridge-Stockton 4,600 5,000 4,500 4,300 PA Route 263 (Upper York Road) closed due to Tropical Storm Ida damage Sept. 1 3,900 PA Route 263 (Upper York Road) closed due to Tropical Storm Ida damage; reopened Sept. 27
New Hope-Lambertville 13,300 12,600 10,300 12,200 12,400
Washington Crossing 6,000 7,300 5,600 6,400 7,000
Scudder Falls Bridge (I-295) 52,700 Various Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project travel restrictions throughout the year; continuing through 2021 26,500 First span of replacement toll bridge opens to traffic in PA-bound direction only overnight July 9.  Crossing operated without tolls 194 days in 2019 with daily average of 49,900 vehicles during that period.  Old bridge fully removed from service on night of July 26 with shift of NJ-bound trafic to first completed replacement span  N/A N/A N/A
Calhoun Street 15,900 15,400 13,200 15,200 15,500
Lower Trenton (“Trenton Makes”) 15,000 15,500 14,200 16,100 16,600
TOTAL – TOLL-SUPPORTED BRIDGES 141,000 116,400 77,300 86,500 85,100
TOTAL COMMISSION-WIDE
ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC		 381,400  380,600 305,000 343,100 351,000
TOTAL COMMISSION-WIDE YEARLY TRAFFIC 139.2 M  138.9 M 111.6 M 125.2 M 128.1 M