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The Riegelsville suspension bridge collected tolls until it was purchased by the Joint Commission for Eliminating Tolls and is currently maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission [3] using revenues generated from larger, more heavily trafficked crossings. The bridge has a 3-ton weight limit.
Riegelsville was a mill town in the late 1880s and 1900s. The borough overlooks the Delaware River, spanned by the Riegelsville Bridge, built in 1904 by John A. Roebling's Sons, Co. and connecting with Riegelsville, New Jersey. It is one of the approximately three dozen bridges spanning the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area came about as a result of the failure of a controversial plan to build a dam on the Delaware River at Tocks Island, just north of the Delaware Water Gap to control water levels for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The dam would have created a 37-mile (60 km) lake in the center of ...
As of Wednesday morning, the water level of the Delaware River at Trenton stood at 12.49 feet, and is expected to reach 16.85 feet early Friday before receding. The flood stage is 20 feet. But ...
Students are headed back to school for the 2024-25 academic year across the state. Here's when the first day of school is in your local district.
He invested in and served as one of four directors of the Riegelsville Delaware River Bridge Co. from its inception in 1836 until his death in 1860. This company built one of the first river bridges in 1838, significantly improving transportation and communication throughout the area and providing an impetus for Riegelsville's development. [11]
Most school districts at the Jersey Shore begin the 2024-2025 school year a few days after Labor Day. But some don't go back until Sept. 9.
Riegelsville is an unincorporated community located in Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is connected to Riegelsville, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River by the Riegelsville Bridge at the confluence of the Musconetcong River with the Delaware River.