A vehicular bridge had been located at the site of the present bridge since 1869. The original structure was a four-span timber bridge with wooden arches which was covered by a wooden shed with a slate roof. It was a private toll bridge until 1927.[2]
As of December 1, 1953, the bridge on the site was closed to vehicular traffic, which was shifted to the new Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge, built one-quarter mile downstream of the old bridge.
In August 1955, during the remnants of Hurricane Diane, three of the four spans of the timber bridge washed away. Hurricane Diane was the wettest hurricane to ever hit the North American continent and caused record flooding throughout the northeastern US, but particularly the Delaware River watershed.
This plaque was placed on the Portland side of the bridge to commemorate the covered bridge destroyed by the remnants of Hurricane Diane in August 1955.
Starting in 1957, the bridge was reconstructed as a four-span steel girder bridge system with concrete piers. New guide rails were added in 1996, and an ADA-compliant access ramp were added to the New Jersey side.
portland, columbia, pedestrian, bridge, formally, known, portland, columbia, toll, supported, pedestrian, bridge, footbridge, that, crosses, delaware, river, portland, pennsylvania, connecting, columbia, knowlton, township, jersey, united, states, bridge, owne. The Portland Columbia Pedestrian Bridge formally known as the Portland Columbia Toll Supported Pedestrian Bridge is a footbridge that crosses the Delaware River at Portland Pennsylvania connecting to Columbia in Knowlton Township New Jersey United States The bridge is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Portland Columbia Pedestrian BridgeCoordinates40 55 27 N 75 05 44 W 40 92415 N 75 09554 W 40 92415 75 09554CrossesDelaware RiverLocalePortland Pennsylvania Columbia New JerseyCharacteristicsDesignTruss bridgeHistoryOpenedOctober 22 1958 1 LocationHistory EditA vehicular bridge had been located at the site of the present bridge since 1869 The original structure was a four span timber bridge with wooden arches which was covered by a wooden shed with a slate roof It was a private toll bridge until 1927 2 As of December 1 1953 the bridge on the site was closed to vehicular traffic which was shifted to the new Portland Columbia Toll Bridge built one quarter mile downstream of the old bridge In August 1955 during the remnants of Hurricane Diane three of the four spans of the timber bridge washed away Hurricane Diane was the wettest hurricane to ever hit the North American continent and caused record flooding throughout the northeastern US but particularly the Delaware River watershed This plaque was placed on the Portland side of the bridge to commemorate the covered bridge destroyed by the remnants of Hurricane Diane in August 1955 Starting in 1957 the bridge was reconstructed as a four span steel girder bridge system with concrete piers New guide rails were added in 1996 and an ADA compliant access ramp were added to the New Jersey side References Edit Portland Bridge to be Opened The Pocono Record Stroudsburg Pennsylvania October 18 1958 p 13 Retrieved May 3 2019 via Newspapers com Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Annual Report 2010 p 27External links EditPortland Columbia Toll Supported Pedestrian Bridge page at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission website Portland Columbia Toll Supported Pedestrian Bridge 1958 at Structurae Portland Columbia Bridge 1869 at Structurae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portland Columbia Pedestrian Bridge amp oldid 1042243844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
