Scudder Falls Bridge
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| Coordinates | 40°15′31″N 74°50′50″W / 40.25861°N 74.84722°WCoordinates: 40°15′31″N 74°50′50″W / 40.25861°N 74.84722°W |
| Carries |
Present - 2018: 4 lanes of  I‑295
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| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Scudders Falls, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
| Official name | Scudder Falls Toll Supported Bridge |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder bridge |
| Total length | 1,740 feet (530 m) |
| Width | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Longest span | 180 feet (55 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1961 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 52,200 |
| Toll | None |
Present - 2018: 4 lanes of 
I‑95
2019 - 2020: 4 lanes of I‑295
The Scudder Falls Bridge is a plate girder bridge that carries Interstate 95 over the Delaware River, connecting Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with the Scudders Falls section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. This bridge, which was constructed from 1958 to 1959, is maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, but currently is toll-free. This bridge is the southernmost freeway-standard bridge over the Delaware River that requires no tolls for vehicular traffic in either direction. The states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania have, in recent years, proposed replacement of the bridge, widening I-95 in the area from four lanes to six, and reconstruction of the interchanges at both ends of the bridge.
The Scudder Falls Bridge derives its name from Richard Betts Scudder, who according to the Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, died in 1754 at "Scudders Falls, Hunterdon County" (Mercer County was part of Hunterdon County until 1838). One of Richard Scudder's ancestors from Kent, England was named Henry Skudder. The k in the surname apparently became a c at some point in time, helping to give the falls and modern-day bridge its name. The "falls" (really just an area of rapids) are located about 1/2 mile north of the bridge, and the entrance to the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park just north of the bridge is signed as the "Scudders Falls" unit. The extra s at the end of "Scudders" was dropped to make pronunciation of the bridge's name easier.
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