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Cochecton–Damascus Bridge

Bridges completed in 1950Bridges in Sullivan County, New YorkBridges in Wayne County, PennsylvaniaBridges over the Delaware RiverFormer toll bridges in New York (state)
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Cochecton Damascus Bridge from PA bank
Cochecton Damascus Bridge from PA bank

The Cochecton–Damascus Bridge, sometimes called the Cochecton Dam Road Bridge, crosses the Delaware River in the United States between the unincorporated hamlet of Cochecton, in Sullivan County, New York, and Damascus Township, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. On the Pennsylvania side it is the eastern terminus of State Route 371; in New York its approach road is County Route 114. It was built in 1950; bridges have crossed the river at that point since 1819.Those early bridges replaced ferry services that had to replace them when they collapsed or were washed away during floods. By the late 19th century a private company had built a toll bridge at the site which proved stable. It was eventually bought by a joint commission established by both states, which abolished the toll. A lawsuit against New York over the construction of the current bridge ended in a holding that the state itself could be sued over actions of the commission since that body was not sufficiently distinct from the state, and sovereign immunity did not apply.

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Cochecton–Damascus Bridge
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