New Hope-Lambertville Bridge to close weekdays for NJ-bound traffic next week

🚧 The closure will be in effect during weekday daytime hours only

🚧 Pedestrians are unaffected by the closure

🚧 NJ bound drivers can use the Route 202 bridge

NEW HOPE, Pa. — The New Hope-Lambertville toll-supported bridge will be temporarily closed to New Jersey-bound traffic during the day starting Monday.

The closure of the free bridge connecting the downtowns of its namesakes will be in effect between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays only for two weeks starting Monday. The project is expected to be complete by Sept. 26. Pennsylvania-bound traffic and the pedestrian walkway are will not be affected by the project.

Drivers in New Hope will be directed to continue north on Main Street to Route 202 north where they can cross into New Jersey via the New Hope-Lambertville toll bridge. No toll is collected leaving Pennsylvania.

Second closure of the year

The detour will allow a contractor to install a temporary platform under the bridge that will be used to inspect and potentially repair electrical-supply components on the bridge.

The 120-year-old bridge was reopened in January after a year-long closure. Work crews discovered an 18-inch steel pin that is 4 inches in diameter located in the bridge’s second span from the Pennsylvania side had rusted and was in danger of failing under a heavy load.

Before the closure an average of 12,000 vehicles crossed the bridge every year between 2020 and 2023, according to the DRJTBC.

LED lights were also installed which can be lit for special occasions.

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