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Beach Thorofare Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.377500,-74.453056

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Carries US 30 over Beach Thorofare
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 475.1 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Beach Thorofare on US 30 in Atlantic City
History: Built 1946; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1946

Location: Atlantic County

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Margate/Downbeach Express Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.337679,-74.514063

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Carries Margate Blvd./Jerome Ave. (CR 563) over Beach Thorofare
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 554.2 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Beach Thorofare on Margate Blvd. (CR 563) in Margate City
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1929

Location: Atlantic County

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292129

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Beach Thorofare Bridge

Margate NJ

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

438705

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Margate Bridge

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Dorset Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Strauss Engineering Co Strauss underneath counterweight bascule Joseph Strauss

Location: 39.341667,-74.478333

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Carries Dorset Avenue over Inside Thorofare
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 220.2 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Inside Thorofare on Dorset Avenue in Ventnor City
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Atlantic County

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285257

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Dorset Avenue Bridge

NJ

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

285281

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Dorset Avenue Bridge

Strauss trunnion bascule bridge of New Jersey

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

298222

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Dorset Avenue Bridge

New Jersey

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

488328

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Eighth Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.571766,-74.826986

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Carries Eighth Street over Hospitality Branch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hospitality Branch on Eighth Street
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1937

Location: Atlantic County

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350061

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Eighth Street Bridge 1

Top view

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in May 2011

350062

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Eighth Street Bridge

Top view with weight limit sign

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in May 2011

350063

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Eighth Street Bridge 3

Top view looking east.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in May 2011

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English Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.348333,-74.673056

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Carries Mays Landing-Somers Point Road over English Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over English Creek on Mays Landing-Somers Point Road
History: Built 1914; replaced 2015
Built: 1914

Location: Atlantic County

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Great Egg Harbor River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.518611,-74.778889

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Carries Weymouth Road (CR 559) over Great Egg Harbor River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Great Egg Harbor River on Weymouth Road (CR 559)
History: Built 1919. Rebuilt October, 2009 thru June, 2010.
Built: 1919

Location: Atlantic County

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350448

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The bridge before rebuilding

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in February 2009

350449

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Data plate, 1920

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in February 2009

350450

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli in February 2009

350451

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Underside, before rebuilding. Some of the steel was rotted completely through. But it was still open to traffic at that time.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in February 2009

350452

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Finally, closed for rebuilding.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in October 2009

350453

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The decking had been removed when this picture was taken.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in October 2009

350454

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Still closed

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in February 2010

350455

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Rebuilt bridge in place.

The entire structure was removed. Good parts were re-used and bad parts were replicated.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2010

350456

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Underside of rebuilt bridge.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2010

350457

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Rebuilt bridge, not yet open to traffic.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2010

350458

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Open to traffic!

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2011

350459

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1920 data plate looking nice again.

Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2011

350460

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli in June 2011

350461

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli in December 2014

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Inside Thorofare Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.353889,-74.457222

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Carries US 40/US 322 over Inside Thorofare
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 432.1 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Inside Thorofare on US 40/US 322 in Atlantic City
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991

Location: Atlantic County

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Jackson Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.633889,-74.674444

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Carries Jackson Road over Hammonton Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Hammonton Creek on Jackson Road
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1936

Location: Atlantic County

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Mullica River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.302649,-74.618179

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Carries Egg Harbor-Green Bank Road over Mullica River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 233.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost bascule bridge over Mullica River on Egg Harbor-Green Bank Road
History: Built 1926; replaced 2003
Built: 1926

Location: Atlantic County

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292130

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Great Egg Bay Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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NJ 152 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries NJ 152 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over a creek on NJ 152
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Atlantic County

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Nacote Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.532778,-74.463889

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Carries US 9 over Nacote Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 253.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Lost bridge over Nacote Creek on US 9
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1961; replaced 2002
Built: 1922

Location: Atlantic County

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Nacote Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic.
Slated for demolition and replacement.

Location: 39.516111,-74.484167

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Carries Smithville-Port Republic Road over Nacote Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Swing Warren pony truss
Total Length: 429.2 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Swing bridge over Nacote Creek on Smithville-Port Republic Road in Port Republic
History: Built 1904; rehabilitated 1952
Built: 1904

Location: Atlantic County

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292128

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Nacote Creek Bridge

New Jersey

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

350038

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli

350039

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli

350040

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Photo taken by Barry Caselli

449413

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1907 postmark

Card mislabeled but corrected by hand.

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499322

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Photo taken by Awarded Formal

499323

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Great Egg Harbor Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.296667,-74.621667

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Carries Garden St Pkwy Sb over Great Egg Harbor&Hrbr Road
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 3668.8 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Great Egg Harbor&Hrbr Road on Garden St Pkwy Sb
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Atlantic County

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229805

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Great Egg Harbor Twin Spans

1954 Bridge is the one closest to the camera

Photo taken by Stephen Greer in April 2012

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Great Egg Harbor Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.296667,-74.621667

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Carries Garden St Pkwy Nb over Great Egg Harbor
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 3668.8 Feet
Span Length: 177.2 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Great Egg Harbor on Garden St Pkwy Nb
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973

Location: Atlantic County

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229806

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Great Egg Harbor Twin Spans

1970s Bridge is the one farther from the camera

Photo taken by Stephen Greer in April 2012

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Great Egg Harbor River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.448971,-74.729056

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Carries Rte Us 40 & Nj 50 over Great Egg Harbor River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Concrete encased deck plate girder
Total Length: 77.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Great Egg Harbor River on Rte Us 40 & Nj 50
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Atlantic County

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SRNJ - Atlantic City Expressway Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.377208,-74.482092

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Carries Railroad over Atlantic City Expressway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 299.9 Feet
Span Length: 88.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Atlantic City Expressway on Railroad
History:
Built: 1964

Location: Atlantic County

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259044

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RR Overpass

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

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NJTR - New Road Overpass

Status:

Location: 39.427166,-74.506019

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Carries New Jersey Transit over New Road (US 9)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over New Road on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built: 1939

Location: Atlantic County

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259974

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Atlantic City Line

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

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Tuckahoe River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.306944,-74.820278

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Carries Route Nj 49 over Tuckahoe River
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Culvert bridge over Tuckahoe River on Route Nj 49
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Atlantic County

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Albany Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.354228,-74.457046

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Carries State Route 40 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder Bascule Bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on State Route 40
History:
Built:

Location: Atlantic County

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274281

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Albany Avenue Bridge

Crosses the Inside Thorougfare

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

335869

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Photo taken by Ira

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NJTR - Beach Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.364297,-74.445293

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Carries Atlantic City over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony girder swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Atlantic City New Jersey Transit Line RR
History:
Built: 1993

Location: Atlantic County

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274282

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Atlantic City Railroad Drawbridge

Atlantic City NJ

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

434918

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Photo taken by Marina

435677

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463350

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NJT - Beach Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in January 2007

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Absecon Boulevard Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.377607,-74.452589

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Carries New Jersey Route 30 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule bridge
Total Length: 475.1 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on New Jersey Route 30
History: Built 1946; Rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1946

Location: Atlantic County

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383145

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Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015

282965

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Absecon Boulevard Bridge

Single leaf bascule bridge carrying New Jersey Route 30 open for traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

317745

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Absecon Boulevard Bridge

Closed for traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2015

499370

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Route 30 Absecon

Photo taken by IEW Construction Group

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Mullica River Bascule Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.556020,-74.462253

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Carries Garden State Parkway over Mullica River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule and pony trusses
Total Length: 883.6 Feet
Span Length: 107.6 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Mullica River on Garden State Parkway
History:
Built: 1917

Location: Atlantic County

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288870

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Parkway bridge

New Gretna NJ

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

466261

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Parkway bridge Port Republic NJ

Photo taken by Eric Wessler

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Pleasantville Sec.(Aban) Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.450502,-74.728140

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Carries US 40 over Pleasantville Sec.(Aban)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Pleasantville Sec.(Aban) on US 40
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Atlantic County

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SRNJ/Hospitality Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.588608,-74.858125

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Carries Nj 54 over SRNJ/Hospitality Brook
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 418.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Conrail/Hospitalitybrook on Nj 54
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Atlantic County

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Iron Bridge

Status:

Location: 39.435541,-74.523456

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Carries over
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Atlantic County

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380265

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Iron Bridge at Falls & Home Absecon, NJ

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Mullica River Bridge (Old)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.556073,-74.461949

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Carries New Jersey Route 9 over Mullica River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Mullica River on New Jersey Route 9
History: Replaced 1954
Built:

Location: Atlantic County

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398888

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Mullica River Bridge (Old)

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2017

466260

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Photo taken by Sarah Snow

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Weymouth Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.614331,-74.775189

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Carries CR 640 (Weymouth Road) over NJT Atlantic City Line
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 234.9 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over NJT Atlantic City Line on CR 640 (Weymouth Road)
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Atlantic County

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NJTR - South Shore Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.422735,-74.500445

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Carries NJT Atlantic City Line over South Shore Road and Absecon Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over South Shore Road and Absecon Creek on NJT Atlantic City Line
History:
Built:

Location: Atlantic County

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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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