The Eighth Street Bridge was closed to traffic permanently on July 24, 2017 so work could begin on its replacement, which was completed in 2019.

[2] Once one of the most heavily used waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey, it remains partially navigable for commercial marine traffic.

Between 1976 and 1979 the bridgeman's shanty was demolished and operating controls for the electric-motor powered span were removed and the bridge was fixed in the closed position.

[7] The bridge carried a two-lane road, two sidewalks, and a utility pipe from 8th Street in Passaic to Main Avenue in Wallington.

[7][10] Land acquisition of parcels in the vicinity of the bridge has been mired in legal eminent domain battles have hampered replacement.

[12] The new 290-foot (88 m) Eighth Street Bridge with two lanes of traffic in each direction was completed in August 2019 with the assistance of $15 million in aid from the federal government[13] [14]