Originally a wooden bridge in colonial times, the North Branch Bridge was reported as a "Good Bridge" in 1779 by George Washington's Surveyor General, Robert Erskine. From 1809 to 1869, it was maintained by the original New Jersey Turnpike Corporation, which erected a tollgate nearby. An iron truss bridge replaced the wooden one in the late 1800s, and a concrete bridge replaced that in 1924. The current bridge was erected in 2005.