The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was established in December 1934 to ensure the safe, dependable and efficient travel of residents and commerce between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has provided safe, dependable and efficient river crossings between the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey for nearly 75 years.  The Commission's core mission is to maintain and improve its inventory of 20 bridges -- 7 toll bridges and 13 toll-supported bridges.  The agency is committed to enhancing public safety and commuter convenience while demonstrating responsible environmental stewardship and fiscal accountability.  Recognizing its unique position in the economic and social fabric of the dozens of waterfront communities along its 139-mile stretch of the Delaware River, the Commission seeks to promote local transportation improvements through a $40 million Compact Authorized Investment grant program and other partnering efforts.  The Commission also is conducting a comprehensive program to improve, rehabilitate and expand its network of bridge facilities through a $950 million Capital Improvement Program.  Many of these projects are providing short-term and long-term economic dividends for local communities along the river.

The Commission is a quasi-public service-oriented agency, operating without any tax revenues from either of its two jurisdictional states.  The agency has roughly 340 employees.  It collected approximately $85.5 million in toll revenues and remunerated $42.6 million for operating expenses in 2007. 

While the Commission's major responsibility is ensuring the safe travel of New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents and the efficient movement of commerce between the two states, the DRJTBC's federal Compact provides for a broader mission.  It empowers the Commission to evaluate the need for and the feasibility of additional river crossings within its jurisdiction and to plan and construct new infrastructure. It authorizes the Commission to foster economic development within the nine counties that are included in its bistate jurisdiction.  And while it has never been exercised, the Compact also allows the Commission to construct port and terminal facilities as a means of promoting economic development.