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Point Pleasant–Byram Bridge

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Coordinates: 40°25′23″N 75°03′40″W / 40.423°N 75.061°W / 40.423; -75.061
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Point Pleasant–Byram Bridge pier in November 2008

The Point Pleasant-Byram Bridge opened in 1855,[1] crossed the Delaware River between Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania and the Byram section of Kingwood Township, New Jersey, United States, until it was swept away in the 1955 Delaware River floods.[2] It was a private toll bridge until 1919, when the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bought it.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dale, Frank T. (2003). Bridges over the Delaware River. p. 55. ISBN 0813532132. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ^ DiGiovanni, Nicholas. "Back-to-back storms in 1955 unleashed havoc along Delaware River", NJ.com, August 11, 2015. Accessed July 8, 2016. "Further down the river, the Byram-Point Pleasant bridge was swept away by the flood. Its remains are still visible in the river."
  3. ^ Dale, Frank T. Bridges Over the Delaware River: A History of Crossings, p. 54. Rutgers University Press, 2003. ISBN 9780813532134. Accessed July 8, 2016. "When, in 1919, owners of the financially stressed Point Pleasant-Byram Bridge offered their structure to the Joint Bridge Commission, they instantly struck a deal."
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