The Milford–Montague Toll Bridge (also known as the US 206 Toll Bridge) is a

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crossing the

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, connecting Montague Township,

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to Dingman Township,

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U.S. Route 206 U.S. Route 206 (US 206) is a north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile (800 m) of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford–Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delawa ...

, near the town of

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. The two-lane bridge, which opened on December 30, 1953, has a total length of 1,150 feet (350 m), and is operated by the

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is a bistate, public agency that maintains and operates river crossings connecting the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The agency's jurisdiction stretches roughly along the Dela ...

. Tolls are collected only from motorists traveling northbound, into Pennsylvania.

Toll information

Frequent commuters qualify for a 20% discount off the regular E-ZPass rate.

Bridge history

The bridge was approved in 1951, to replace an existing crossing at the site that dated from 1889. The

Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge (also known as the Interstate 80 Toll Bridge) is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap, connecting Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey, and Delawar ...

, the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge and the Milford–Montague Toll Bridge were all constructed simultaneously by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, with work on all three started on October 15, 1951, and all three bridge openings spaced approximately every two weeks in December 1953."UNTYING THE DELAWARE WATER GAP KNOT, ''

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'', November 15, 1953. p. X27

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Toll information

Bridge history

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