New Jersey–Delaware border

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The New Jersey–Delaware border is the state boundary running along the lower Delaware River and Bay, separating New Jersey from Delaware and intersected by major crossings such as the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate border
state boundary
adjacentWaterBody Atlantic Ocean via Delaware Bay NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Commodore Barry Bridge NERFINISHED
Delaware Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED
Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge NERFINISHED
Salem Nuclear Power Plant transmission crossings
definedBy Twelve-Mile Circle around New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED
colonial charters of Delaware and New Jersey
follows Delaware Bay NERFINISHED
Delaware River NERFINISHED
governedBy interstate compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decrees
hasDispute New Jersey–Delaware territorial waters dispute NERFINISHED
hasSectionType maritime boundary
river boundary
highestCourtCase New Jersey v. Delaware (1934) NERFINISHED
New Jersey v. Delaware (2008) NERFINISHED
historicalOrigin 17th-century colonial grants and agreements
jurisdictionFeature gives Delaware sovereignty over most of the Delaware River up to the New Jersey low-water mark within the Twelve-Mile Circle
legalStatus recognized state boundary under U.S. federal law
lengthApprox about 40 miles along the lower Delaware River and Bay
locatedIn Mid-Atlantic region of the United States NERFINISHED
notableFeature includes an arc-shaped portion defined by the Twelve-Mile Circle
results in Delaware owning some riverbed adjacent to New Jersey’s shore
partOf borders of Delaware
borders of New Jersey
passesNear New Castle County, Delaware NERFINISHED
Pennsville Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Salem County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Wilmington, Delaware NERFINISHED
regulates interstate water use on the lower Delaware River
separates Delaware NERFINISHED
New Jersey NERFINISHED
usedFor state jurisdiction over criminal law enforcement
state jurisdiction over environmental regulation
state jurisdiction over taxation

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Delaware Memorial Bridge isOnRoute New Jersey–Delaware border