Borough of Bridgeport, PA Traffic Regulations

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any sidewalk in the Borough nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose.

§ 535-7 Speed limits established.

The speed limit for both directions of traffic along the highways or parts thereof described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated.

Name of Highway	Speed Limit	Location
All highways	25	Entire length
Borough Line Road	25	Entire length
Coates Street	25	From Union Avenue to Fourth Street
DeKalb Street	25	From Front Street South to Fourth Street
DeKalb Street	35	From Fourth Street to Upper Merion Township Line
Ford Street	35	From Fourth Street to Crooked Lane
Fourth Street	25	From Coates Street to Valley Forge Road
Fourth Street	25	From DeKalb Street to Coates Street
Grove Street	25	From Union Avenue to Ninth Street

§ 535-8 Electronic, electrical and mechanical speed-timing devices.

[Added 10-13-1981 by Ord. No. 464, approved 10-13-1981[1]]

It shall be lawful for the Borough of Bridgeport Police Department to hereafter use such electronic, electrical and mechanical speed-timing devices as permitted by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code for the purpose of timing and determining the speed of motor vehicles traveling on the highways, streets and alleys of the Borough of Bridgeport. The said timing devices shall be of a type and manufacture which is from time to time approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 146-8, Traffic control signals.

§ 535-9 One-way highways established.

The highways or parts of highways described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Limits
Bush Street	Northeast	From Seventh Street to Union Avenue
Bush Street	Northeast	From Union Avenue to Holstein Street
Bush Street [Added 8-10-1999]	North	From School Lane to Ninth Street
Eighth Street	Southeast	From DeKalb Street to Ford Street
Fifth Street	West	From Ford Street to DeKalb Street
Fraley Street [Added 9-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-009, approved 9-13-2016]	East	From Fourth Street to Prospect Avenue with parking on both sides
Front Street	Northwest	From Depot Street to DeKalb Street
Green Street	North	From Eighth Street to Sixth Street
Green Street [Added 9-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-009, approved 9-13-2016]	North	From Ford Street to Ninth Street with parking only on the west side
Green Street	Southwest	From Fourth Street to Fifth Street
Grove Street	East	From Union Avenue to Holstein Street
Hurst Street [Added 3-14-1978 by Ord. No. 446, approved 3-14-1978]	North	From Holstein Street to Fraley Street
Merion Street	Northeast	From Ninth Street to Fourth Street
Plum Alley [Added 9-10-1985 by Ord. No. 484, approved 9-10-1985]	South	From Fifth Street to Sixth Street
Rambo Street	North	From Coates Street to Bush Street
Second Street	Southeast	From DeKalb Street to Depot Street
Seventh Street	West	From Ford Street to DeKalb Street
Sixth Street	East	From DeKalb Street to Ford Street
Third Street	Northwest	From Mill Street to Green Street

§ 535-10 Two-way traffic permitted.

[Added 8-10-1999]

The following streets are designated as two-way streets.

Two-Way Traffic On	Limits
School Lane	Entire length

§ 535-11 U-turns.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any of the highways or parts thereof described below.

Name of Highway	Location
Fourth Street	At its intersection with Bush Street

§ 535-12 Turns at intersections.

No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below.

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Prohibited Turn	At Intersection of
Egress out of Bridgeport Elementary School [Added 8-10-1999]	North	Right	Bush Street

All persons shall only be permitted to make a turn of the kind designated (right) at the intersection described below during the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 a.m. and the hours of 4:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m.

[Added 2-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-001, approved 2-8-2022]

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Prohibited Turn	At Intersection of
Ross Road/Fifth Street	East	Right	DeKalb Pike

[Added 2-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-001, approved 2-8-2022]

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Prohibited Turn	At Intersection of
Fifth Street	West	Right	DeKalb Pike

§ 535-13 Center structures at intersections.

All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the center of the specified intersections:

Structure on (name of highway)	At Intersection of
(Reserved)

§ 535-14 Through highways.

The highways described below are hereby established as through highways, and the operator of every vehicle or tractor upon approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals) shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through highway.

Name of Highway	Limits
(Reserved)

§ 535-15 Stop intersections.

The intersections described below are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection.

Stop Sign On	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
Beech Court[1]	East	Cherry Alley
Borough Line Road	Southeast	DeKalb Street
Bush Street	Northeast	Fourth Street
Bush Street	Northeast and southwest	Crooked Lane
Bush Street	Northeast and southwest	Holstein Street
Bush Street	Northeast and southwest	Rambo Street
Bush Street	Northeast and southwest	Union Avenue
Bush Street [Added 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 419, approved 8-15-1975]	East	Ninth Street
Cherry Alley	North	Beech Court[2]
Cherry Alley	North	Grove Street
Cherry Alley	Northwest	Ford Street
Cherry Alley	Northwest and southeast	Bush Street
Coates Street	Northeast	Fourth Street
Coates Street [Added 3-11-1975 by Ord. No. 413, approved 3-11-1975]	Northeast and Southwest	Fraley Street
Coates Street [Added 4-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-003, approved 4-8-2008; repealed 7-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-005, approved 7-17-2018]
Coates Street [Added 4-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-002 approved 4-8-2008; repealed 7-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-005, approved 7-17-2018]
Coates Street	Southwest	Union Avenue
Depot Street	South	Ford Street
Depot Street [Added 9-10-1985 by Ord. No. 485, approved 9-10-1985]	Northeast	Front Street
Eighth Street	East	Ford Street
Eighth Street	East	Green Street
Eighth Street	East	Mill Street
Fifth Street	East	DeKalb Street
Fifth Street	East and west	Merion Street
Fifth Street	West	Green Street
Fifth Street	West	Mill Street
Fraley Street	North and south	Prospect Avenue
Fraley Street	Northwest	Fourth Street
Fraley Street	Southeast	Coates Street
Fraley Street	Southeast and northwest	Hurst Street
Fraley Street	Southeast and northwest	Prospect Avenue
Front Street [Amended 9-10-1985 by Ord. No. 485, approved 9-10-1985]	Northeast and southwest	Ford Street
Front Street	West	Depot Street
Front Street	West	Mill Street
Green Street	North	Eighth Street
Green Street [Added 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-003, approved 9-25-2001]	North	York Alley
Green Street	Northeast	Second Street
Green Street	Northeast and southwest	Seventh Street
Green Street	Northeast and southwest	Sixth Street
Green Street	Southwest	Ford Street
Green Street	Southwest	Fourth Street
Greenfield Alley	Southeast and northwest	Grove Street
Grove Street	East	Rambo Street
Grove Street [Added 7-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-005, approved 7-17-2018]	East	Ninth Street
Grove Street	Northeast and southwest	Union Avenue
Grove Street	West	Holstein Street
Grove Street [Added 8-10-1999]	West	Ninth Street
Holstein Street	Southeast	Coates Street
Holstein Street	Southeast and northwest	Grove Street
Holstein Street [Added 12-8-1987 by Ord. No. 497, approved 12-8-1987]	Southeast and northwest	Prospect Avenue
Hurst Road [Added 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 430, approved 7-13-1976]	East and west	Fraley Street
Hurst Street	Northeast and southwest	Holstein Street
Hurst Street	Northeast and southwest	Rambo Street
Hurst Street	West	Union Avenue
Merion Street	Northeast	Eighth Street
Merion Street	Northeast	Fifth Street
Merion Street	Northeast and southwest	Sixth Street
Mill Street [Added 6-13-1995 by Ord. No. 95-535, approved 6-13-1995]	North	Front Street
Mill Street	North and south	Eighth Street
Mill Street	North and south	Second Street
Mill Street [Added 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-003, approved 9-27-2022]	South	Sixth Street
Mill Street	Southeast	Ford Street
Ninth Street	East and west	DeKalb Street
Ninth Street	East and west	Green Street
Ninth Street	Northwest and southeast	Ford Street
Oak Alley	North	Line Alley
Prospect Avenue	East and west	Fraley Street
Prospect Avenue	Northeast	Fourth Street
Prospect Avenue	Northeast and southwest	Holstein Street
Prospect Avenue	Northeast and southwest	Rambo Street
Prospect Avenue	West	Union Avenue
Quarry Road [Added 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 429, approved 7-13-1976]	Northeast	Fifth Street
Rambo Street	East and west	Depot Street
Rambo Street	North	Prospect Avenue
Rambo Street	Northwest	Mill Street
Rambo Street	Northwest and east	Ford Street
Rambo Street [Added 9-10-1974 by Ord. No. 405 approved 9-10-1974]	Northwest	Grove Street
School Lane [Added 8-10-1999]	West	Ford Street
Second Street	East	Depot Street
Second Street	East	Mill Street
Second Street	Southeast	DeKalb Street
Seventh Street	Southeast	Green Street
Seventh Street	West	DeKalb Street
Seventh Street	West	Green Street
Seventh Street	West	Mill Street
Sixth Street	East	Ford Street
Sixth Street	East and west	Green Street
Sixth Street	East and west	Mill Street
Sixth Street	Northwest	Merion Street
Third Street	North and south	Merion Street
Union Avenue	Northwest	Ford Street
Union Avenue	Southeast and northwest	Grove Street
Vine Street [Added 6-8-1976 by Ord. No. 427, approved 6-8-1976]	North	Front Street
York Alley [Added 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-003, approved 9-25-2001]	West	Green Street

[1]

Editor's Note: The street formerly known as Beech Alley was renamed Beech Court 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02, approved 5-13-2003.

[2]

Editor's Note: The street formerly known as Beech Alley was renamed Beech Court 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02, approved 5-13-2003.

§ 535-16 School zones.

[Added 8-10-1999]

School zone signs, as designated by the Borough Council and required by PennDOT, are authorized to be erected around the following schools:

Signs to be erected on:	Type of Sign:
Roads surrounding Bridgeport Elementary School	School Zone

§ 535-17 Yield right-of-way intersections.

The intersections described below are hereby established as yield right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated, shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the operator of such vehicle or tractor is moving across or within such intersection.

Yield Sign On	Direction of Travel	At Intersection Of
(Reserved)

§ 535-18 No-passing zones.

The zones described below are hereby established as no-passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person driving a vehicle to pass any other vehicle which is proceeding in the same direction.

Name of Highway	Limits
(Reserved)

§ 535-19 Closing of certain highways to certain vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle) upon any of the portions of the highways described below.

Name of Highway	Limits
Depot Street	Entire length
Eighth Street	From Ford Street to Merion Street
Fifth Street	From Ford Street to Merion Street
Ford Street	From Fourth Street to Front Street
Green Street	From Ford Street to Fifth Street
Mill Street	Entire length
Ninth Street	From Ford Street to Merion Street
Rambo Street	From Ford Street to Mill Street
Second Street	From DeKalb Street to Depot Street
Seventh Street	From Ford Street to DeKalb Street
Sixth Street	From Ford Street to Merion Street
Vine Street	From Fourth Street to Front Street

§ 535-20 Streets with vehicle weight limits established; Highway 143 bridge weight limits; truck traffic restricted.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, having a gross weight in excess of that herein respectively prescribed, upon any of the highways or portions thereof described below, except for the purpose of making local deliveries on that highway:

	Name of Highway	Maximum Gross Weight (pounds)	Location
	(Reserved)

State Highway Route 143 (U.S. Traffic Route 202 - DeKalb Street).

[Added 4-12-1983 by Ord. No. 472, approved 4-12-1983]

(1)

Weight limit. No vehicle shall use, cross or encroach upon the bridge carrying State Highway Route 143 (U.S. Traffic Route 202 - DeKalb Street) over and above the grade of two tracks of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in the Borough of Bridgeport unless the weight of the vehicle, including any attachments, trailers or cargos, does not exceed nine tons. The maximum load limit for any vehicle, including any attachments, trailers or cargo of said vehicle, shall be nine tons when using, crossing or encroaching upon said bridge. School buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles making local deliveries or pickups within the Borough of Bridgeport shall be exempt from restrictions on the use of the said bridge imposed under this subsection.

(2)

Violation; summary offense. Any person operating a vehicle or combination upon the bridge carrying State Highway Route 143 (U.S. Traffic Route 202 - DeKalb Street) over and above the grade of two tracks of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in violation of this subsection is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $150 for each 500 pounds or part thereof in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight of nine tons.

(3)

Posting security for fine and costs. Upon the arrest of any person for a violation of this subsection, the vehicle which was involved with the violation shall be rendered temporarily inoperative by the Police Department of the Borough of Bridgeport. Upon the posting of an amount equal to the fine and costs or other appropriate security as approved by the Magisterial District Judge for the Borough of Bridgeport, the vehicle shall be released to the operator thereof. In the event that the fine and costs or other appropriate security is not posted within 24 hours after the arrest, the vehicle shall be impounded by either the Sheriff of Montgomery County or a constable for the Borough of Bridgeport, as directed by the Magisterial District Judge. The impoundment shall continue until the first of the following occurs:

(a)

Posting of the appropriate security as set forth above;

(b)

The operator is found not guilty of the charges; or

(c)

Upon a finding that the operator is guilty of the charges, the fine and costs imposed are paid.

(4)

Notice. If the vehicle is impounded under the terms of Subsection B(3), the Police Department of the Borough of Bridgeport shall give immediate notice by the most expeditious means and by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the impoundment and location of the vehicle or combination to the owner of the vehicle or combination and to the owner of the load if the name and address of the owner are known or can be ascertained by the Police Department.

(5)

Recoverable costs. The costs of the impoundment, as well as any costs of sale of any item as set forth in this subsection, including reasonable storage fees and other reasonable costs incident to the seizure, impoundment and sale, shall be recoverable in addition to the cost of prosecution.

(6)

Load. The title to the load on an impounded vehicle or combination remains in the owner, who may repossess the load at any time upon presentation of proof of ownership to the Police Department. If the load spoils during impoundment, the loss shall be on the owner, subject to any right of recovery of damages that the owner may have against the owner of the vehicle or combination or against any other party, and the cost of disposition of the load shall be recoverable in addition to the cost of prosecution.

(7)

Sale of unclaimed vehicle or load. In case any impounded vehicle or combination is unredeemed, or the load is unclaimed, for a period of 60 days after notice of impoundment is given, it shall be sold at a public sale by the Sheriff or constable, as determined by the Magisterial District Judge, upon order of the issuing authority and after 10 days' notice of the sale to the owners, lienholders or secured parties of the vehicle or load, except that, if the Sheriff or constable determines it to be necessary to preserve their value, goods which may spoil may be sold in any commercially reasonable manner prior to expiration of the sixty-day period and, if impractical to do so, without giving notice to the owners, lienholders or secured parties.

(8)

Disposition of proceeds of sale. The proceeds of sale shall first be applied to the payment of the fine and costs, as defined herein, and secondly to the payment of the encumbrances, with the remainder being paid to the owner of the vehicle.

Truck traffic, with the exception of local deliveries, shall be prohibited on the following streets or parts of streets. Signs indicating "No Truck Traffic — Only Local Deliveries" shall be erected.

[Added 4-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-004, approved 4-8-2008; amended 10-24-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-011, approved 10-24-2017]

	Name of street	Location
	2nd Street	Entire length
	5th Street	Entire length
	6th Street	Entire length
	7th Street	Entire length
	8th Street	Entire length
	9th Street	Entire length
	Bush Street	Entire length
	Coates Street	Entire length
	Depot Street	Entire length
	Fraley Street	Entire length
	Green Street	Entire length
	Grove Street	Entire length
	Holstein Street	Entire length
	Hurst Street	Entire length
	Mill Street	Entire length
	Prospect Street	Entire length
	Rambo Street	Entire length
	Union Street	Entire length

§ 535-21 Operation of vehicles on closed highways.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Borough that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic.

§ 535-22 Play highways.

The Borough Council is hereby authorized to designate as play highways, whenever it shall deem such action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by it, any portion of any highway in the Borough whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Borough Council.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated, except in case of emergency with special permission of the Borough Council or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside.

The portions of highways described below are hereby established as play highways during the times designated.

	Name of Highway	Days	Hours	Location
	(Reserved)

§ 535-23 Accident reports.

The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident in the Borough and required by law to report such accident to any department or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any other person required to make such report, shall, at the time of making such report to the commonwealth, make a written report to the Chief of Police of the Borough containing the same information.