Friends of the Delaware Canal

Delaware River Bridge at Lumberville Barricaded at Bulls Island, NJ End

Delaware River Bridge at Lumberville Barricaded at Bulls Island, NJ End

May 11, 2020

Lumberville-Bulls Island Pedestrian Bridge’s New Jersey Side Remains Barricaded Due to State Park Closures

Please be advised that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls Island State Recreation Area is remains closed on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s Lumberville-Raven Rock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge.  Accordingly, the bridge’s New Jersey portal continues to be barricaded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection until further notice despite Governor Murphy’s reopening of state parks on May 2.  More info here:  https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/bull.html

Towpath to Close Intermittently at Scudder Falls

Towpath to Close Intermittently at Scudder Falls

April 20, 2020

INTERMITTENT TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath may be closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of May 2020.  Closures may occur between 6am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

 

Towpath to Close at the Uhlerstown Covered Bridge

Towpath to Close at the Uhlerstown Covered Bridge

April 17, 2020

uhlerstown covered bridgeA contractor  working for the County of Bucks, owners of the Uhlerstown Covered Bridge, will begin repair work on the bridge roof on Monday, April 20. The towpath will be closed for approximately four days. Thereafter, the towpath may be closed intermittently as other repairs are undertaken.

Signage will be placed at the towpath trailhead at Tinicum Park advising visitors to head south rather than north. The accesses to the north at the Giving Pond and Jugtown Hill Road will also be signed. Please remember that the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath in New Jersey is currently closed, so doing the Uhlerstown/Frenchtown – Bulls Island/ Lumberville PA/NJ Canal Loop will not be possible.

 

Wy-Hit-Tuk Park Closed

Wy-Hit-Tuk Park Closed

April 9, 2020

Wy-Hit-Tuk Park, located south of Easton, has closed as are all other Northampton County Parks.   The Canal towpath cannot be accessed from this site.

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Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Susan Taylor, Executive Director

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