Official Site of The State of New Jersey

Foot travel was not possible through the Delaware Water Gap on the New Jersey or Pennsylvania side as steep rock walls went into the river. In 1830 a road was built on the New Jersey side through the Delaware Water Gap and north toward Pahaquarry. This road, Old Mine Road, runs along the Delaware and was used for transporting copper and slate from nearby mines and quarries, and is believed to have originally been a Native American trail that saw use by fur traders and Dutch settlers.

The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge (also known as the Interstate 80 [I-80] Toll Bridge) carries I-80 across the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap, connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge was opened by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission in December 1953.  At that time, the bridge carried U.S. 611, which continued for four miles in New Jersey to a connection with Route 94. In 1959, I-80 was routed onto the bridge.