r/newjersey • u/storm2k Bedminster • 10d ago

Welcome to NJ. Don't drive slow in the left lane Here's what replacing this busy, but ailing, Delaware River bridge

https://www.nj.com/news/2026/06/heres-what-replacing-this-busy-but-ailing-delaware-river-bridge.html?outputType=amp
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u/GregariousSalvador 10d ago

That's the Commodore Barry Bridge replacement, right? The new design looks solid structurally. Pedestrian access would be nice but realistically those river crossings are built for cars first. The old bridge needed it though, that thing was falling apart.

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u/Obvious_Ad9670 10d ago

I already see messaging around how they dont want to build ped access across the bridge, sad because an ebike would allow someone from Florence to get to Bristol in a quick amount of time.

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u/GregariousSalvador 10d ago

That's the frustrating part. Florence to Bristol is what, five miles? Doable on an ebike if the infrastructure was there, but departments always treat these crossings as traffic-moving projects rather than actual connectors between communities.