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Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerThe Victory Bridge connected Perth Amboy to Sayreville has been the scene of 22 suicide attempts in the past eight years.

PERTH AMBOY — Perth Amboy officials are asking the state Department of Transportation to install barriers on the Victory Bridge after a recent suicide attempt, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com.

Twenty-two people have attempted to kill themselves by jumping off the 110-foot structure since it was opened in 2004, the report said. The Perth Amboy city council passed a resolution last week to urge Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature to build a protective fence, which would cost an estimated $2 million.

The Route 35 bridge connecting Perth Amboy to Sayreville features four suicide helpline signs, in English and Spanish, which are the first of their kind on any state bridges, according to the report.

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Perth Amboy officials ask N.J. DOT to install fences on deadly bridge