{{Infobox government agency |agency_name = Burlington County Bridge Commission |logo = |logo_width = |logo_caption = |seal = Burlington cbc logo.gif |seal_width = 100px |seal_caption = |formed = 1948 |preceding1 = |preceding2 = |jurisdiction = [[Burlington County, New Jersey]] |headquarters = 1300 Route 73 North, [[Palmyra, NJ]] 08065 |employees = |budget = |chief1_name = John B. Comegno, II |chief1_position = Chairman |chief2_name = James D. Fattorini |chief2_position = Vice Chairman |chief3_name = Troy E. Singleton |chief3_position = Commissioner |parent_agency = |website = http://www.bcbridges.org/ |footnotes = }} The '''Burlington County Bridge Commission''' is a public agency responsible for the operation and maintenance of several bridges in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, across the [[Delaware River]]. It now manages eight bridges, including the [[Tacony-Palmyra Bridge]], the [[Burlington-Bristol Bridge]], and the [[Riverside-Delanco Bridge]]. Minor bridges operated by the Commission are the Pennsauken Creek Bridge, Pompeston Creek Bridge, Route 73 Overpass, Swede Run Bridge, and the Twin Pipe Culvert, all along [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|County Route 543]].<ref>[http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges.aspx Our Bridges], Burlington County Bridge Commission. Accessed November 1, 2017. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715093225/http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges.aspx |date=2014-07-15 }}</ref>
Tolls are collected in New Jersey for traffic heading towards [[Pennsylvania]] at the Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington-Bristol Bridges. No tolls are collected for traffic crossing into New Jersey. Tolls range from $2.00 for two-axle cars, vans, light pick-up trucks, and motorcycles, up to $22.50 for five-axle trucks. [[E-ZPass]] is accepted for toll payments. Tolls were increased on September 15, 2015. Two-Axle cars are $3.00 with EZPass / $4.00 cash.
A total of $51 million in revenue was generated from the 13.5 million toll-paying trips in 2016 on the Burlington–Bristol and Tacony–Palmyra bridges.<ref>Hoover, Amanda. [http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2017/10/how_much_tolls_get_paid_on_each_bridge_ranked.html "Here's how much Delaware River bridges collected in tolls last year"], ''[[NJ.com]]'', October 23, 2017. Accessed November 1, 2017. "The two smallest, and cheapest bridges, connect Burlington County to Northeast Philadelphia and Bristol, Pennsylvania. Operated by the Burlington County Bridge Commission, the Palmyra-Tacony and Burlington-Bristol bridges charge $3 for EZ-Pass users and $4 in cash, bringing in a combined revenue of $51,195,356.70 in 2016. Together, the two bridges brought nearly 13.5 million vehicles from New Jersey into Pennsylvania."</ref>
==History== [[File:Tacony-Palmyra Bridge from Palmyra Nature Cove.jpg|thumb|left|View of Tacony-Palmyra Bridge between Palmyra, NJ and Philadelphia, PA]]
The [[Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders]] created the Burlington County Bridge Commission on October 22, 1948. It simultaneously approved the Commission's purchase of the Burlington-Bristol and Tacony-Palmyra Bridges from a private company.
In 1962, the Commission built a single-span bridge over [[New Jersey Route 73|Route 73]] and a multi-span bridge over [[Pennsauken Creek]], on River Road.
In 1966, the Commission became responsible for almost seven miles of roadway on [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|County Route 543]] (River Road), from [[New Jersey Route 73|Route 73]] in [[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]] to the halfway house in [[Delran, New Jersey|Delran]], including the three bridges/structures that crossed over Pompeston Creek, Swede Run and Twin Pipe Culvert. This acquisition also included the movable Riverside-Delanco Bridge across the [[Rancocas Creek]]. The Commission agreed to this arrangement with the County because River Road was considered a "feeder road" for both the Burlington-Bristol and Tacony-Palmyra Bridges.
Of the eight bridges, the Commission has one of each of the three standard types of movable bridges. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge has a double leaf [[bascule bridge|bascule span]], the Burlington-Bristol Bridge has a [[vertical-lift bridge|vertical lift]] span, and the Riverside-Delanco Bridge has a [[swing bridge|horizontal swing]] span.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.bcbridges.org/}}
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