page_title: Washington Crossing Bridge
section_title: Floods
hierarchical_section_title: Washington Crossing Bridge / Floods
caption_attribution_description: English: Washington Crossing Bridge during the June 2006 flood
context_page_description: Washington Crossing Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Washington Crossing, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904 by the Taylorsville Delaware Bridge Company. The bridge is currently owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
context_section_description: The remnants of Hurricane Ivan caused heavy rainfall on September 17 and 18 of 2004; 3 to 5 inches (76 to 127 mm) fell over a 12-hour period. Flood peaks along the main section of the Delaware River were the highest since the flood of 1955. The bridge was temporarily closed.
  Unusually heavy rains experienced in late March 2005 and early April 2005 combined with melting snow resulted in another flood. One of the piers of Washington Crossing Bridge had its masonry core exposed after being battered by a floating object. In the aftermath of the flood, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission requested $500,000 in emergency flood repairs. Although the bridge remained opened for a short time following the flooding, it was closed on April 7, 2005, when receding flood waters revealed the extent of the damage to the pier. The bridge was reopened to continuous traffic on May 4, 2005, although it was closed for nighttime repairs beginning May 18.
  In 2006, the Delaware River experienced 3 to 6.5 inches (76 to 165 mm) of rain from June 23 to June 28. The river's peak levels were comparable to those of the April 2005 flood. Washington Crossing Bridge was closed until July 1, when it reopened to vehicular and pedestrian traffic at 10:15 a.m.
caption: Washington Crossing Bridge during a flood in late June 2006
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