Suspension Bridge over Delaware River

SUSPENSION BRIDGE over Delaware River between Lackawaxen, Pa., and Minisink Ford, N.Y. Built in 1848 to hold an aqueduct which carried the Delaware and Hudson Canel over the river. The Canal ran from Honesdale, Pa. to Rondout (Kingston), N.Y. Canal ceased operation in 1898. It has been a toll bridge for vehicular traffic since 1900 and is one of the few privately owned toll bridges still in use.