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The Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge is a free bridge over the Delaware River owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. The bridge connects CR 523 and NJ 29 in Stockton, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey to PA 263 in Centre Bridge, Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ==History== Originally, the Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge was a covered toll bridge. Built in 1814, it was located at the former site of Reading's Ferry. For many years, the route was called Old York Road, as it was the principal route from Philadelphia to New York City. In 1829, the bridge was reconstructed. Most of the structure, however, was washed away in the flood of 1841. It was only one of many bridges between Easton, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey that was destroyed in the flood. The Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge was rebuilt well enough to be one of the few bridges not washed away by the flood of 1903. On July 22, 1923, lightning struck the bridge and the resulting fire destroyed the structure.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll Supported Bridge )〕 For two years after the disaster, the Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge saw no repairs. Eventually, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission gained control of the remnants of the bridge, and began rebuilding upon the same piers and abutments on which the first bridge had stood. Having been built higher than before, it escaped damage in the flood of 1955, which damaged many other bridges along the Delaware River. The current steel truss bridge was completed in 1926 and opened to traffic in 1927.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Centre Bridge–Stockton Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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