The agency's jurisdiction stretches roughly 140 miles (230 km) along the Delaware River from Philadelphia and Bucks County in southeast Pennsylvania and then north through the Lehigh Valley and to Pennsylvania-New York state border.

Later revisions also made it so that the DRJTBC could build the Interstate 78 Bridge over the Delaware River and operate it as a tolled crossing.

[4] A board of 10 unpaid commissioners govern the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, with five coming from each state.

[5] They meet monthly to review reports, provide oversight and set policies carried out by the executive director and professional staff.

The commission is a member of the Interagency Group, a regional collaborative of toll-collection agencies that offer E-ZPass electronic toll collection services.