Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1962 |
Jurisdiction | Delaware and New Jersey |
Headquarters | P.O. Box 71, New Castle, DE 19720 |
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Website | www.drba.net |
The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Delaware established by interstate compact in 1962.
The authority operates the Delaware Memorial twin suspension bridges, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry between Cape May, New Jersey and Lewes, Delaware, the Forts Ferry Crossing and the Salem County Business Center.
The authority operates several aviation facilities in both New Jersey and Delaware, including Wilmington Airport, Cape May Airport, Millville Airport, Delaware Airpark and the Civil Air Terminal at Dover AFB. The Wilmington Airport is the largest air facility operated by the DRBA.
The Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department is a department of the DRBA with limited jurisdiction in both New Jersey and Delaware. The department is mainly responsible to make sure people pay the toll at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, but also provides security services at the Wilmington Airport (and the Corporate Complex located adjacent to the Wilmington Airport), the Civil Air Terminal at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware Airpark in Dover, the Forts Ferry Crossing in Delaware City, the Cape May−Lewes Ferry, Millville Municipal Airport and Cape May Airport.