The current structure opened on July 24, 1992, five and a half years after the previous suspension bridge was demolished after quick deterioration.

The current bridge is the furthest crossing upstream after the Delaware River converges from the east and west branches at Hancock, New York.

At least one person in Lordville requested that the New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission pay for lost income.

[7] Engineers from NYSDOT stated that any studies on the possibility of preserving the structure through repair were unlikely to come with a positive result.

Expectations in February 1985 is that a preliminary decision would be made in May when the New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission would meet in person.

This study would determine if it would be worth repairing it to the point it could hold 15-ton vehicles or if the replacement would be the only feasible approach.

As part of the escalated concern, NYSDOT and PennDOT both installed further barricades on the structure, preventing the pedestrian traffic from using the bridge.

NYSDOT also posted signs that people would have to stay 50 feet (15 m) from the bridge when fishing or boating due to concerns about imminent collapse.

NYSDOT stated they would employee an engineer to determine what they could do to keep the bridge from falling apart, but expected any project would not be worth the cost.

[18] By early March, the bridge project gained supporters in politicians and local groups, including the Upper Delaware Council, and placed pressure on PennDOT.

Governor Casey also requested PennDOT work in good faith on finding a solution to the funding crisis.

[19] Wayne County Commissioners and Transportation Secretary Howard Yerusalim met in late March 1990 about the $1.7 million in funding for construction of a new bridge.

Wallingford urged the State Transportation Commission that the traffic counts from the last few years of the previous span's life were inaccurate because of weight restrictions placed on the bridge.

[22] In June 1990, the number agreed to was about 1,000 cars using the bridge per day and that the estimated cost for PennDOT to fund the project was $1.732 million.