Scudder Falls Toll Bridge Walkway Scheduled to be Closed Until Late May

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) announced that the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge walkway is scheduled to be shut down Mondays through Thursdays, beginning this Monday until late May.

The Thursday notice was to alert the walkers and bicyclists of the pending restrictions, officials said.

The toll bridges’ shared-use path (walkway) is scheduled to be shut down Mondays through Thursdays starting March 23.

Access will be blocked at the Delaware & Raritan Feeder Canal rail trail in New Jersey and the Delaware Canal towpath in Pennsylvania. Alternative crossing points are the Calhoun Street Bridge 4.8 miles to the south (downriver) and the Washington Crossing Bridge 2.5 miles to the north (upriver).

The weekly shutdown periods are expected to continue to at least late May,” according to the DRJTBC.

The toll bridge commission did not say why the walkway would be closed for the four days weekly.