Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.283333,-74.580000
Carries NJ 52 over Beach Thorofare
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1025.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Beach Thorofare on NJ 52 in Ocean City
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1970, replaced by new bridge 2012
Built: 1933
Location: Cape May County
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286071
Beach Thorofare Bridge
New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
286072
Beach Thorofare Bridge
Stainton Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
315651
Beach Thorofare Bridge
Bridge in open position as seen from Ocean City
315652
Photo by Paula Littlefield Sept. 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.202767,-74.656273
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 619) over Corson Inlet
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1485.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Corson Inlet on Ocean Highway (CR 619)
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Cape May County
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275496
Corson Inlet Bridge
Single leaf bascule bridges are quite popular in the state of New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
339231
Corson Inlet Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
489707
Photo taken by Bill Barlow
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.029680,-74.800568
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 619) over Grassy Sound
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1073.2 Feet
Span Length: 110.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Grassy Sound on Ocean Highway (CR 619)
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Cape May County
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290767
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
339540
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.990833,-74.833333
Carries NJ 47 over Grassy Sound
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 508.9 Feet
Span Length: 72.2 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Grassy Sound on NJ 47
History: Built 1950; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1950
Location: Cape May County
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275497
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
Open for vessel traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
275498
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
Good scene in the closed position for vehical traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.056970,-74.765345
Carries Stone Harbor Road (CR 657) over Great Channel
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder double leaf Rall bascule bridge. Pre-stressed box beam approach spans dating to 1984.
Total Length: 905.0 Feet
Span Length: 72.2 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Great Channel on Stone Harbor Road (CR 657) in Stone Harbor
History: Built 1930; approach spans replaced 1984; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1930
Location: Cape May County
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239656
Stone Harbor Great Channel Drawbridge
Seen from southwest looking northeast/east
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2012
260721
Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.039844,-74.778405
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 619) over Great Channel
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1535.2 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Deckgirder bascule bridge over Great Channel on Ocean Highway (CR 619) in Stone Harbor
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1939
Location: Cape May County
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180169
Facing north, east side
Photo taken by Jodi Christman
180170
center of bridge, facing north
apologies for the off-focus (I was on a choppy current in a kayak)
Photo taken by Jodi Christman
180171
sunset on south east side
Photo taken by Jodi Christman
180172
Photo taken by Jodi Christman
239655
Great Channel Stone Harbor Bridge
Seen from south end of Stone Harbor
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2012
260723
Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
339598
Stone Harbor Bridge
Raised position
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
494557
Stone Harbor Bridge
1941 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed
Bridge is being demolished, most of the structure is gone.
Location: 39.292805,-74.626110
Carries US 9 over Great Egg Harbor Bay
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Steel beams on wooden piers support the bascule approach spans, the concrete piers on the underside of the bridge are non functional. The wooden decked bascule span is locked in the up position.
Total Length: 4004.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Great Egg Harbor Bay on US 9
History: Built 1928 for the Ocean City Automobile Club; Closed 2004; Demolished 2013-14
Built: 1928
Location: Cape May County
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220374
Main Drawspan Of Beesley's Point Bridge
The currently locked open draw span awaits its removal. the concrete piers are not what supports the span. In the backround is the Beesley's Point Generating Station, a coal power plant with a cooling tower.
Photo by Adam Elmquist
220375
Overview of the Beesley's Point Bridge
Photo by Adam Elmquist
229804
Bridge from the southeast
The bridge is currently locked in the open state and is awaiting demolition in 2013.
Photo taken by Stephen Greer in April 2012
260474
Beesley's Point Bridge
New Jersey
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.296944,-74.556389
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 656) over Great Egg Harbor
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 3437.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bascule bridge over Great Egg Harbor on Ocean Highway (CR 656) in Ocean City
History: Built 1928; replaced 2002
Built: 1928
Location: Cape May County
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289183
Great Egg Harbor Bridge
Ocean City NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.955919,-74.873496
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 621) over Middle Thorofare
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1044.0 Feet
Span Length: 110.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Middle Thorofare on Ocean Highway (CR 621)
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Cape May County
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284460
Middle Thorofare Bridge
New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
339597
Middle Thorofare Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
339603
Photo taken by Jim the Photographer
339604
Photo taken by Jim the Photographer
339605
Photo taken by Jim the Photographer
339606
Photo taken by Jim the Photographer
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 39.297709,-74.775610
Carries CR 632 (Marshallville Rd) over Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on CR 632
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Cape May County
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201710
View from Route 49
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201711
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201712
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201713
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201714
View near bridge
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201715
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201716
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201717
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201718
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201719
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201720
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201721
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201722
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201723
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201724
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201725
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201726
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201727
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201728
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201729
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201730
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201731
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201732
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201733
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201734
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201735
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.306330,-74.596897
Carries NJ 52 over Ship Channel
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1443.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Ship Channel on NJ 52 in Ocean City
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Cape May County
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275502
Ship Channel Bridge
Somerspoint NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
275503
Ship Channel Bridge
Ocean City NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
436135
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
489706
Photo taken by Wagman Heavy Civil Project
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.117500,-74.716111
Carries Ocean Highway (CR 619) over Townsends Inlet
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1373.1 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Townsends Inlet on Ocean Highway (CR 619) in Avalon
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Cape May County
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201634
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201635
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201636
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201637
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201638
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201639
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201640
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201641
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201642
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201643
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201644
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201645
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201646
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201647
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201648
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201649
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201650
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201651
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201652
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201653
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201654
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201655
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201656
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201657
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201658
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201659
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201660
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
261427
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261428
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.295093,-74.752268
Carries NJ 50 over Tuckahoe River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Tuckahoe River on NJ 50
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1961
Built: 1926
Location: Cape May County
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275495
Tuckahoe River Bridge
Tuckahoe NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2013
282019
General View Looking West (Upstream)
Photo taken by David Ames for the Historic American Engineering Record
334555
Tuckahoe River Bridge
New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
350463
Standing on the bridge looking towards Tuckahoe
Photo taken by Barry Caselli in September 2015
350464
Photo taken by Barry Caselli in September 2015
350465
1926
Photo taken by Barry Caselli in September 2015
350466
County line
Photo taken by Barry Caselli in September 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.108793,-74.742153
Carries CR601 (Avalon Bvd) over Ingrams Thorofare
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1675.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Ingrams Thorofare on CR601 (Avalon Bvd)
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Cape May County
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201620
View from Old Avalon Blvd
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 6/12/11
201621
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 6/12/11
201622
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 6/12/11
201623
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 6/12/11
201624
View from Old Avalon Blvd
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 6/12/11
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.246944,-74.716944
Carries Nj Route 50 over Cedar Swamp Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 162.1 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Cedar Swamp Creek on NJ Route 50
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: Cape May County
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201678
Looking south
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201679
Looking west
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201680
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201681
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201682
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.295833,-74.774722
Carries NJ Route 49 over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 31.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on NJ Route 49
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Cape May County
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201745
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201746
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201747
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201748
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201749
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
201750
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 6/13/11
Status:
Location: 39.247410,-74.716902
Carries former Cape May Shore Lines RR over Cedar Swamp Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Cedar Swamp Creek on former Cape May Shore Lines RR
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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201670
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201671
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201672
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201673
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201674
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201675
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201676
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
201677
Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.967404,-74.962622
Carries US 9 over Delaware Bay
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Delaware Bay on US 9
History: Passenger and automobile ferry began operations July 1, 1964. Ferry runs 17 miles in length.
Built: 1964
Location: Cape May County
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256225
Photo taken in July 2005
Status:
Location: 39.296586,-74.762682
Carries Railroad over Tuckahoe River
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 Tuckahoe River on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Intact but left in open position and closed to all traffic
Location: 38.960844,-74.920171
Carries Cape May Seashore Lines over Cape May Canal (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 210.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Cape May Canal on Cape May Seashore Lines
History: Built when Cape May Canal expanded 1940-42; abandoned to service 1980, reopened to tourist trains Dec. 1998
Built: 1942
Location: Cape May County
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266920
Cape May Railroad Moveable Bridge
Old railroad bridge - a "turntable type" but not a former railroad turntable - across Cape May Canal - between Cape May Island and Lower Township, New Jersey. June 13, 2013
Photo taken by
266944
Cape May Railroad Bridge
Swing drawbridge in Cape May NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
348816
Cape May Canal Draw
Pennsy-Reading Seashore Lines train 357 is near the end of its run as it crosses the Cape May Canal into Cape May, Aug. 22, 1976.
Photo by Tim Cronin, used with permission.
Status: Partially but incompletely demolished
Location: 39.007813,-74.829737
Carries former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines over Grassy Sound Channel / Wildwood Bay
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Rolling lift bascule, reportedly 57', with 147-foot and 200-foot trestle approaches
Total Length: 404.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Grassy Sound on former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
History: Built 1913 (railroad records say 1912); Abandoned 1974; demolition started but aborted by private property owner
Built: 1913
Location: Cape May County
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284461
W&DSL - Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
315647
Grassy Sound Channel Railroad bridge
Once in operation
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
315653
GrassySoundPrrTrainOnBrdg.jpg
Predecessor A-frame drawbridge
WestJerseyHistory.org
325794
grassy sound.gif
1968 PRSL track diagram of Grassy Sound drawbridge trackage
Collection of Mark Bej; posted at http://broadway.pennsyrr.com
334830
uncredited photos
334831
View looking northwest from West Wildwood end
Photo by Justin Suranofsky, used with permission
334832
View looking northwest from West Wildwood end
Photo by Justin Suranofsky, used with permission
334833
View from West Wildwood end looking northwest; abandoned crane still visible
Photo by Justin Suranofsky August 2015, used with permission
334834
Looking northwest from West Wildwood end
Photo by Justin Suranofsky August 2015, used with permission
334863
PRSL - Grassy Sound Bridge
Left over rack and beams
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2015
336901
PRSL - Grassy Sound Bridge
Once present
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2015
339712
PRSL - Grassy Sound Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2015
339713
PRSL - Grassy Sound Bridge
Rack beans left
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2015
499287
PRSL - Grassy Sound Bridge
Photo from Pinterest
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.007446,-74.829340
Carries Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines over Grassy Sound
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Movable A-frame deck plate girder with wood trestle approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Movable A-frame deck plate girder over Grassy Sound on Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
History: Replaced 1913
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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335069
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
353484
PRSL - Grassy Sound Channel Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.232494,-74.646226
Carries Conrail RR over Crook Horn Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss drawbridge over Crook Horn Creek on Conrail RR
History: Built 1910; abandoned 1981, removed Nov. 1992
Built: 1909
Location: Cape May County
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291037
CR - Crookhorn Creek Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
315649
crookhorn.gif
P-RSL track signal diagram of Crook Horn Moveable Bridge, Jan. 1, 1968
Collection of Mark Bej, broadway.pennsyrr.com
315650
Crook Horn Drawbridge
Credited to HAER
396161
PRSL - Crook Horn Creek Bridge
Looking east towards Ocean City August 22, 1976. Note unusual "smashboard" semaphore signal, a New Jersey requirement for moveable rail bridges at the time.
Photo taken by Tim Cronin, used with permission
460536
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.118195,-74.715944
Carries former West Jersey & Seashore RR over Townsends Inlet
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Movable A-Frame Pony plate girder with trestle approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Townsends Inlet on former West Jersey & Seashore RR
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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329815
WJ&S Townsends Inlet RR Bridge
Vintage postcard shows A-frame swing bridge design, used on many southern New Jersey waterways for railroad drawbridges in the early 20th century.
Postcard from collection of West Jersey History Project: http://www.westjerseyhistory.com
353485
PRSL - Townsend Inlet Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.202582,-74.656549
Carries former West Jersey & Seashore RR over Corson's Inlet
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Movable A-frame deck plate girder with wood trestle approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Corson's Inlet on former West Jersey & Seashore RR
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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329816
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Strathmere.net
329817
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Strathmere.net
329818
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Strathmere.net
329819
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Strathmere.net
329820
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Strathmere.net
329821
WJ&S RR Corson's Inlet Drawbridge
Postcard view
Strathmere.net
353483
PRSL - Corson's Inlet Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016
Status: Derelict
Location: 39.233039,-74.649403
Carries Conrail over Edward Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Edward Creek on Conrail
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.205020,-74.657035
Carries Road over Strathmere Bay/Corson's Inlet
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Strathmere Bay/Corson's Inlet on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 39.235444,-74.663661
Carries Conrail over Unnamed Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on Conrail
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.027692,-74.811860
Carries NJ 147 (North Wildwood Boulevard) over Grassy Sound Channel
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 712.0 Feet
Span Length: 76.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Grassy Sound Channel on NJ 147 (North Wildwood Boulevard)
History: Built 1922; Counterweight collapsed into the river 1971; Replaced 1994
Built: 1922
Location: Cape May County
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339533
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
432658
Public domain
490385
Photo taken by Helen Guthrie Wilson
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.159757,-74.699168
Carries 44th Street over Ludlam Thorofare
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Ludlam Thorofare on 44th Street
History: Built 1916 ; replaced 1963
Built: 1916
Location: Cape May County
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350029
Provided by the Boston Public Library
364259
Sea Isle City Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2016
Status:
Location: 39.159376,-74.698886
Carries Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines over Ludlam Thorofare
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Ludlam Thorofare on Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
History: Removed 1943
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Removed
Location: 39.305806,-74.595827
Carries Atlantic City & Shore Railroad over Ship Channel
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Girder bridge over Ship Channel on Atlantic City & Shore Railroad
History: Built 1907;
Built: 1907
Location: Cape May County
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434231
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the Internet Archive
434232
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the Internet Archive
434234
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the Internet Archive
434256
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2018
Status: Removed
Location: 39.291569,-74.583820
Carries Atlantic City & Shore Railroad over Rainbow Channel
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Girder bridge over Rainbow Channel / Great Egg Harbor Bay on Atlantic City & Shore Railroad
History: Built 1907;
Built: 1907
Location: Cape May County
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434233
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the Internet Archive
434257
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2018
461004
Shore Fast Line - Rainbow Channel Drawbridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed
Location: 39.301102,-74.589978
Carries Atlantic City & Shore Railroad over Elbow Thorofare
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Elbow Thorofare on Atlantic City & Shore Railroad
History: Built 1907;
Built: 1907
Location: Cape May County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.253077,-74.627584
Carries Roosevelt Boulevard (CR 623) over Crook Horn Creek (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Concrete-encased steel stringer with steel pony plate girder main span
Total Length: 1628.0 Feet
Span Length: 92.9 Feet
Overview: Girder/stringer bridge over Crook Horn Creek (Intracoastal Waterway) on Roosevelt Boulevard (CR 623)
History: Built 1962; rehabilitated 2004 & 2018
Built: 1962
Location: Cape May County
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471863
34th Street Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Ocean City NJ Daily News
471864
34th Street Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Leah Kuykendall at Pintrest
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.183157,-74.820009
Carries N Delsea Drive over Dennis Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Dennis Creek on N Delsea Drive
History:
Built:
Location: Cape May County
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499018
Dennisville Bridge
Photo from old postcard
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.
