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Buckhorn Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.463333,-75.362778

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Carries Buckhorn Road over Stow Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Stow Creek on Buckhorn Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Cumberland County

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Cohansey River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.524722,-75.265833

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Carries CR 733 (Beal's Mill Road) over Cohansey River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Cohansey River on CR 733 (Beal's Mill Road)
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1931

Location: Cumberland County

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Cohansey River Canal Bridge

Status: Bypassed by newer bridge

Location: 39.436498,-75.238448

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Carries CR 697 (Mayor Aitken Dr) over Sunset Lake raceway
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cohansey River Canal on CR 697 in Bridgeton
History: Built 1923, bypassed 2000s
Built: 1950

Location: Cumberland County

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491583

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Cohansey River Canal Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Hansey Creek Road Bridge

Status: Demolished

Location: 39.238134,-75.095776

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Carries Hansey Creek Road over Hansey's Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Hansey's Creek on Hansey Creek Road
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Cumberland County

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Irelands Mill Run Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.446031,-75.246240

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Carries West Avenue (CR 607) over Irelands Mill Run
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Irelands Mill Run on West Avenue (CR 607) in Bridgeton
History: Built 1923; Rehabilitated & widened 2004; Replaced
Built: 1923

Location: Cumberland County

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New Jersey Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.222500,-75.165833

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Carries New Jersey Avenue over Oyster Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 13.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Oyster Creek on New Jersey Avenue
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1940

Location: Cumberland County

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Mauricetown Bridge

Status: Partial remains of bridge open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.285846,-74.991887

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Carries Highland Street over Maurice River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected thru truss hand-turned swing bridge with one fixed pin-connected Pratt through truss span at each end. One of the fixed spans has Phoenix columns.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Maurice River on Highland Street
History: Built 1888
Built: 1888

Location: Cumberland County

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243840

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From Northwest Showing Bridge And Environment

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243841

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From Northwest Showing Bridge And Environment

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243842

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From Northwest

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243843

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Bridge From Southeast

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243844

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East Side From North

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243845

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North End Of Bridge

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243846

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North End Of Bridge

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243847

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South End Of Bridge

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243848

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Detail Of East Side From South

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243849

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Stone Foundation At North End Of Bridge

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243850

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Eastside Showing Swing Span

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243851

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North Stationary Span On East End Of Bridge

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243852

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North Stationary Span From South

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243853

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Bridge Tender Albert Reeves (Right) And Youthful Helper (Wally Hales), Handling Huge 'Key' To Wind Open The Center Swing Span

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243854

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Bridge Tender Albert Reeves Of Mauricetown And Helper Wally Hales Holding Huge Key Above Hole In Deck Of Center Swing Span To Reveal Key Basethe Key Is Set Upon A Male Fitting Used To Open The Span

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243855

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Detail Of End Of Swing Span (Left) And South End Of North Stationary Span Revealing Iron Skid And Swing Balance Support Wheel. Note Chain Used To Hold Bridge In Place

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243856

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End Of Swing Span (Left) And South End Of North Stationary. Close Up Revaeals Details Of The Iron Skid And Swing Balanced Support Wheel. Also Rod And Pinton Lock (Not Operating). Note Chain To Hold Swing Span In Position,

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243857

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Detail Of Steel Trusses And Cross Brace Bars. South Original Section. Note Nameplate And Date

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243858

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Detail View Of Girder And Box Braces

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243859

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Detail Of Cast Iron Construction

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263909

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

360215

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404081

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1906 view

Old Postcard View

404088

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1915 View

Old Postcard View

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Cohansey River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.431446,-75.235761

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Carries Washington Street over Cohansey River
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 130.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Cohansey River on Washington Street
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941

Location: Cumberland County

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Cohansey River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.427204,-75.236652

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Carries Broad Street over Cohansey River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Cohansey River on Broad Street
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Cumberland County

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Menantico Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
At risk for demolition.

Location: 39.342958,-75.007375

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Carries N.J.Route 47 over Menantico Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder bobtail swing bridge, center bearing.
Total Length: 148.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bobtail swing bridge over Menantico Creek on N.J.Route 47
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1925

Location: Cumberland County

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Landis Avenue Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.488464,-75.075220

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Carries Landis Avenue over Maurice River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Maurice River on Landis Avenue
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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350387

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Bridge can just be seen in the trees

Card for sale in the attached link

Photo uploaded by Art S

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Sharp Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.400436,-75.053456

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Carries Sharp Street over Maurice River
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Maurice River on Sharp Street
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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351260

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Sharp Street Bridge Millville NJ

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437589

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1910 postmark

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449417

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Postmarked 3pm Oct 4, 1909 (yes, it was that precise!)

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451862

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1908 Postmark

View looking upstream

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459868

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Aug 9, 1910, 6pm postmark

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500787

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1910 postmark clean-up of image 5

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Maurice River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.395374,-75.040099

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Carries Route 49 over Maurice River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Maurice River on Route 49 West Main Street
History: Built in1872 replaced
Built: 1872

Location: Cumberland County

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384138

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Maurice River Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

494596

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Maurice River Bridge

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Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.222610,-75.165964

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Carries Jersey Ave. over
Design: truss/pony/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with no verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss with no verticals bridge on Jersey Ave.
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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449121

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Fortescue NJ

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Dividing Creek Covered Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.267312,-75.096377

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Carries over Dividing Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Dividing Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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449424

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Covered Bridge in Dividing Creek

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449502

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Covered Bridge in Dividing Creek

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Manumuskin River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.349391,-74.958200

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Carries over Manumuskin River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Manumuskin River
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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Cohansey River Canal Bridge

Status:

Location: 39.441221,-75.238097

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Carries Footpath over Cohansey River Canal
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Cohansey River Canal on Footpath
History:
Built:

Location: Cumberland County

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504023

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Cohansey River Canal 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.

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