The first span provided a Delaware River crossing for 17 years.

3 days after the second span was opened in 1968, the first span closed for more than a year for a major overhaul.

Both spans became available to traffic on December 29, 1969.

500,000,000 vehicles crossed the twin span in its first 31 years.

300,000,000 vehicles crossed the twin span in the next 8 years. (1996).

The 1 billion vehicle mark was reached in the year 2000.

The largest single day of bridge traffic saw 72,249 private and commercial vehicles cross the bridge one-way on November 29, 1998.

The largest single weekend for traffic totals saw 194,199 vehicles cross the bridge one-way—July 24–26, 1998.

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