Dingmans Ferry Bridge

The Dingmans Ferry Bridge is the last privately owned toll bridge on the Delaware River and one of the last few in

the country. Today, the bridge provides an important link for commuters to reach destinations in New Jersey and New York City. The bridge lies south of the current Milford Bridge, and well north of the Interstate 80 bridge at the Delaware Water Gap. As such, it is in a location which caters well to the commuter lifestyle of many area residents of Delaware Township, Dingman Township, and other surrounding communities. Today's tolls are not much higher than previously noted. Automobiles pay 75 cents. Books of forty coupons can be purchased from the toll collector for $20.00. This effectively lowers the toll to 50 cents if the entire book of coupons is used. (Even though they are paper and not coin, these coupons are known locally as "bridge tickets".) Bicyclists may cross for free, but pedestrians are not allowed due to the narrow lanes. An 11 foot height restriction coupled with a weight restriction of four tons precludes large RVs and trucks from crossing. Although the bridge is within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, government employees pay the toll, unless responding to an emergency with lights and sirens on. The bridge is one of only two bridges that charges a toll to enter New Jersey, along with the Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge on Interstate 276.Christmas Day is the only day of the year which finds the toll booth unmanned; everyone may cross for free. Dingman's Bridge is also unique in that there is a single toll collector who stands in between the single lanes of traffic, collecting toll fees by hand. Dingman Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania. the Township was created in 1832 and named in honor of Judge Daniel Westbrook Dingman. Some of the communities partially located in Dingman Township include: Birchwood Lakes, Gold Key Lake, Hemlock Farms, Sunrise Lake, Pocono Mountain Water Forest and Conashaugh Lake.