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Historic Bridges: Passaic River

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 12

Arch Street Bridge
HSR

Arch Street Over Passaic River in Paterson: Passaic County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 184 ft. Main Span: 178 ft. Roadway: 27.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York

This is an impressive pin-connected through truss bridge with ornamental knee braces.

Avondale Bridge
De Jessa Memorial Bridge
HSR

Kingsland Avenue and Park Avenue Over Passaic River in Nutley and Lyndhurst: Essex County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 364 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: New Jersey Bridge Company of Manasquan, New Jersey

This attractive swing bridge also includes pony truss approach spans.

Bridge Street Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street (Harrison Avenue) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 371 ft. Main Span: 243 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This swing bridge is noted for its rare curved top chord and vertical end posts.

Clay Street Bridge
HSR

Clay Street (Central Avenue) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 328 ft. Main Span: 235 ft. Roadway: 36.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: A. E. Sandford Company of Hoboken, New Jersey and James Owen

This is a rare example of a lattice truss swing bridge with a genuinely curved top chord, one of two in Newark.

Dock Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Amtrak) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 520 ft. Main Span: 230 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York

This is a massive pair of railroad vertical lift bridges that sit right beside each other.

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Fair Lawn Avenue Bridge
HSR

Fair Lawn Avenue (CR-76, 5th Avenue) Over Passaic River in Paterson and Fair Lawn: Passaic County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 270 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Roadway: 19.4 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1905 By: Unknown

This attractive two span pin-connected through truss with a slight skew has been sentenced to the dumpster.

Gregory Avenue Bridge
HSR

Gregory Avenue Over Passaic River in Passaic and Wallington: Passaic County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 245 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 28.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York

This classic highway swing bridge no longer operates for boats but its swing truss remains in good condition.

Jackson Street Bridge
HSR

Frank E. Rodgers Blvd and Jackson Street (CR-697) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 467 ft. Main Span: 221 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Fagan Iron Works of Jersey City, New Jersey and James Owen

Although severely altered, the remaining truss lines of this bridge are a rare example of a lattice truss swing bridge, one of two in Newark.

Newark Drawbridge
Morristown Line Bridge
HSR

Railroad (New Jersey Transit) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 870 ft. Main Span: 221 ft. Roadway: 30.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This is a very rare example of a double-deck railroad swing bridge.

NX Bridge
Annie Bridge, Bridge 8.04
HSR

Railroad (Conrail) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 440 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Kept in its raised position, this is an abandoned but noteworthy example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.

Straight Street Bridge
HSR

Straight Street Over Passaic River in Paterson: Passaic County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 255 ft. Main Span: 251 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: Unknown and Colin R. Wise

This bridge is noted as an early rivet-connected Pennsylvania through truss highway bridge.

US-1/US-9 Truck Passaic River Bridge
HSR

US-1 and US-9 Truck Route Over Passaic River in Newark and Kearny: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,005 ft. Main Span: 333 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

This is the older and more significant of two similar vertical lift bridges on this stretch of road.

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