Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.786667,-74.148333
Carries NJ 7 over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Bascule Warren through truss
Total Length: 336.0 Feet
Span Length: 110.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bascule bridge over Passaic River on NJ 7 in Belleville/North Arlington/Kearny
History: Built 1914 by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.; replaced 2003
Built: 1914
Location: Essex County
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108049
Overview
Photos taken by Christopher Stokes for the Historic American Engineering Record
108050
Side view
108051
Deck view
108052
Opened draw span
108053
Counterweight
260339
Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
261040
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261041
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261042
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
499990
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
499991
Photo taken by Wikipedia
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.830833,-74.244167
Carries Bloomfield Avenue over Peckman River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Peckman River on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1945
Built: 1900
Location: Essex County
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465867
Bloomfield Avenue Bridge
view c1900-1906
Photo from First Baptist Bloonfield
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.753441,-74.180994
Carries South Ward Place over Branch Brook Park Footpath
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over a footpath on South Ward Place in Branch Brook Park in Newark
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Essex County
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258247
Branch Brook Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
258248
Branch Brook Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
461008
South Ward Place Park Footpath Overpass
also called Echo Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.783056,-74.158889
Carries Bridge Street over Second River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Second River on Bridge Street in Belleville
History: Built 1867
Built: 1867
Location: Essex County
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257469
Second River Bridge St Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257470
Second River Bridge St Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
509235
Bridge Street Bridge
view c1906
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.745114,-74.165895
Carries Bridge Street over Passaic River
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 371.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street in Newark
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913
Location: Essex County
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140317
Bridge Street Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge in foreground. Lackawana RR swing bridge and I-280 lift bridges in background
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in April 2009
261680
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261838
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
352677
Central Business District, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352678
Harrison, NJ, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
447131
Bridge Street Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447132
Bridge Street Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447133
Bridge Street Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447134
Bridge Street Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447135
Bridge Street Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.780556,-74.215833
Carries Brighton Avenue over Second River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Second River on Brighton Avenue in East Orange
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.745833,-74.183889
Carries Central Avenue over City Subway
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 118.1 Feet
Span Length: 112.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over City Subway on Central Avenue in Newark
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.750833,-74.165556
Carries Clay Street over Passaic River
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 328.1 Feet
Span Length: 118.1 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Passaic River on Clay Street in Newark
History: Built 1908; rehabilitated 1976
Built: 1908
Location: Essex County
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259855
Clay Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
261844
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
263910
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
447129
Clay Street Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447130
Clay Street Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
489403
View from west
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in July 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.802500,-74.206667
Carries Freeman Parkway over New Jersey Transit; Toneys Brook
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over New Jersey Transit and Toneys Brook on Freeman Parkway in Glen Ridge
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Essex County
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352636
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
484018
Freeman Parkway bridge
Photo taken by Aplaster
485176
Freeman Parkway Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.809167,-74.192222
Carries Hoover Avenue over Third River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Third River on Hoover Avenue in Bloomfield
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.733333,-74.155000
Carries Jackson Street over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 466.9 Feet
Span Length: 171.9 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Jackson Street in Newark
History: Built 1898; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1898
Location: Essex County
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257598
Jackson Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
263944
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
263945
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
348697
1906 view
Interesting to see how much decorative trim was originally there and has been removed
Photo uploaded by Art S
462881
Jackson Street Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462882
Jackson Street Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462883
Jackson Street Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462884
Jackson Street Bridge
looking north showing bridge cabin
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
493559
Jackson Street Bridge
looking northwest- bridge out of service
HAER Photo
493560
Jackson Street Bridge
looking north- bridge out of service
HAER Photo
493561
Jackson Street Bridge
looking northwest- bridge out of service
HAER Photo
493562
Jackson Street Bridge
looking nort on fixed span- bridge out of service
HAER Photo
493563
Jackson Street Bridge
looking northat control house- bridge out of service
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.811051,-74.138272
Carries Kingsland Avenue over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 363.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Swing through truss bridge over Passaic River on Kingsland Avenue in Nutley
History: Built 1905; Rededicated 1981; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1905
Location: Essex County
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259467
DE JESSA Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
261391
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
267465
De Jessa Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
486142
Avondale Bridge
Photo taken by Bill Pador
486811
Avondale Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2020
486812
Avondale Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2020
486813
Avondale Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.785833,-74.165000
Carries Mill Street over Second River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Second River on Mill Street in Newark
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Essex County
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257473
Second River
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257474
Second River
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.755278,-74.252500
Carries Montrose Avenue over Morristown Line (at MP 13.08)
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Morristown Line on Montrose Avenue
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Essex County
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483570
Montrose Avenue Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Adam Moss
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.724239,-74.296732
Carries CR 577 over Morristown Line (at MP 16.38)
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Morristown Line on CR 577 Wyoming Avenue
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.784167,-74.161389
Carries Mount Prospect Avenue over Second River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Second River on Mount Prospect Avenue in Belleville
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.696667,-74.123333
Carries NJ Turnpike Extension (I-78) over Newark Bay
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Cantilevered steel through arch
Total Length: 6170.2 Feet
Span Length: 671.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Newark Bay on the NJ Turnpike Extension (I-78) in Bayonne and Newark
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Essex County
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149768
Overview
This was taken from the window of the Newark Int. Airport. We had to make an emergency stop here on the way back to Germany. JS
Photo taken by Jason Smith in September 2009
259461
Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352599
Newark Bay Bridge, Bayonne, NJ, USA
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
432224
Newark Bay Bridge
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.709722,-74.181667
Carries NJ 21 over I-78 and railroads
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 2943.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost deck truss bridge over I-78 and railroad tracks on NJ 21 in Newark
History: Built 1932; replaced 2003
Built: 1932
Location: Essex County
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444599
Newark Viaduct
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 1989
444600
Newark Viaduct
looking northeast
Library of Congress Photo
444601
Newark Viaduct
looking east
Library of Congress Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.777500,-74.197222
Carries N. Arlington Avenue over Montclair Line (at MP 10.54)
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Montclair Line on N. Arlington Avenue in Bloomfield
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Essex County
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273614
Montclair-Boonton Line
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.870556,-74.272222
Carries Old Mill Road over Green Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Green Brook on Old Mill Road in North Caldwell
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.837778,-74.300278
Carries Orton Road over Pine Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Pine Brook on Orton Road in West Caldwell
History: Built 1890
Built: 1890
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.757778,-74.181389
Carries Park Avenue over Branch Brook Park Lake
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 131.9 Feet
Span Length: 131.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Branch Brook Park Lake on Park Avenue in Newark
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Essex County
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257884
Branch Brook Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
461010
Park Avenue Bridge
Photo fromnj.gov
461011
Park Avenue Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.764444,-74.179167
Carries Bloomfield Avenue (Spur NJ 506) over Christopher Columbus Drive (Park Road)
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Christopher Columbus Drive on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark
History: Built 1904; rehabilitated 1951
Built: 1904
Location: Essex County
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258246
Bloomfield Ave Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
493576
Bloomfield Avenue Overpass
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.732222,-74.129167
Carries US 1/US 9 over Passaic River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 3592.0 Feet
Span Length: 549.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 in Newark
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1932
Location: Essex County
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466001
Passaic River Bridge - Pulaski Skyway
looking east over Passaic River in 1978
HAER Photo by Jack Boucher
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.732470,-74.118177
Carries US 1/US 9 Truck over Passaic River
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 2005.0 Feet
Span Length: 333.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 Truck in Newark
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1939
Location: Essex County
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282953
Passaic River Bridge
Newark NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
340009
Passaic River Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
352553
Photo taken by Kevin Wong
473710
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in April 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.748006,-74.165719
Carries I-280 over Passiac River
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 626.0 Feet
Span Length: 222.1 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Passiac River on I-280 in Newark
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1948
Location: Essex County
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140318
Passiac River Bridge
I-280 Lift Bridge - in background behind Bridge Street Bridge and former Lackawanna RR swing bridges
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in April 2009
257477
Stickel Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257478
Stickel Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257540
Stickel Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
263677
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
352602
East Newark, NJ, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
447136
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447137
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447138
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
489402
View from west
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in July 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.800000,-74.204167
Carries Ridgewood Avenue over Montclair Line & Second River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Montclair Line & a 2nd arch over Second River on Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Essex County
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352635
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352637
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352638
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352639
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
485175
Ridgewood Avenue Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.781111,-74.154444
Carries Broadway (CR 667) over Second River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 73.2 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Second River on Broadway (CR 667) in Newark
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Essex County
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257471
Broadway Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
460919
Second River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.814167,-74.159722
Carries Centre Street (CR 648) over Third River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Third River on Centre Street (CR 648) in Nutley
History: Built 1895; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1895
Location: Essex County
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257871
Centre St Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.756667,-74.291389
Carries Tulip Spring Bridge over West Branch of Rahway River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over West Branch of Rahway River
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.782778,-74.198333
Carries Watsessing Avenue over Montclair Line (at MP 10.92)
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Montclair Line on Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.700000,-74.211389
Carries Weequahic Park Road over Conrail Shared Assets & Route 22
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 122.1 Feet
Span Length: 122.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Conrail and Route 22 on Weequahic Park Road in Newark
History: Built 1931; Reconstructed 2009
Built: 1931
Location: Essex County
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257779
US Rt 22 East
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.723889,-74.306667
Carries Millburn Avenue (CR 527) over West Branch Rahway River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over West Branch Rahway River on Millburn Avenue (CR 527)
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Essex County
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Status:
Location: 40.830429,-74.206933
Carries Railroad over Watchung Avenue
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 Watchung Avenue on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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260095
Montclair-Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.739722,-74.179167
Carries Summit Street over Raymond Boulevard
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Boulevard on Summit Street
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.739444,-74.178056
Carries Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. over Raymond Blvd.
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Blvd. on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.735812,-74.161642
Carries Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania RR) over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 230.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridges over Passaic River on Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Essex County
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257698
Dock Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257699
Newark Penn Station
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257701
Dock Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257904
Dock Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
258270
Dock Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
260329
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
Closed
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260711
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
335748
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
Swing bridge in the background replaced with another lift bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
338162
Amtrak -Dock Bridge
A old swing in background is replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
352601
Harrison, NJ, USA
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
444206
Dock PATH and Amtrak lift bridges
looking north from Newark
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in Feb 1979
447127
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking south from Harrison
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447128
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking south from Harrison
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
459907
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
first (north) DOCK bridge in foreground with swing bridge in background-1935
source unknown
462885
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462886
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462887
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
462888
Amtrak - Dock Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2019
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.754524,-74.164603
Carries Erie Railroad over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals, Single Leaf Strauss heel-trunnion bascule.
Total Length: 440.0 Feet
Span Length: 180.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (abandoned)
History: Built 1922, taken out of service 1977
Built: 1922
Location: Essex County
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250079
Photo taken by 95 Wombat
250080
Photo taken by 95 Wombat
259502
NX Draw
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
260561
Erie Nx Passiac River Railroad Bridge
Heel Trunnion bascule bridges are common for railroad traffic and some highway traffic.
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260563
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Once closed for trains
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260565
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Open showing detail
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260567
Drawing
Bridge showing the struts with racks extended out from the counterweight bridge tower with drive machinery
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260569
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Bridge opening as the struts returns to the counterweight
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
260571
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Bridge in the raised position
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
263622
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Kept in the raise position
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
264095
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Showing double track
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
272032
Erie Nx Railroad Bridge
Whole view
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2013
291608
Erie - Passaic River Bridge
The diagram shows the moving parts of a Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge in the closed position, the operating struts extends out towards the pinion carrier causes the span heavy.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
291609
Nx Strauss Bascule bridge Diagram
Diagram Shows the bridge in the raised position and the struts are back towards the counterweight supports tucked in the two winged counterweight causes the bridge counterweight heavy the operating machinery is installed on the counterweight bridge tower for a better suited operation.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
305340
Erie - Passaic River Bascule Bridge
Raised of large ships when bridge in operation
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
305341
Erie - Passaic River Bascule Bridge
Abandoned since 1977
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
305342
Erie - Passaic River Bridge
Abandoned
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
305859
Erie - Passaic River Bascule Bridge
Perfect scenery
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
306574
Erie - Passaic River Bascule Bridge
Built in 1922 now abandoned
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
306576
Nx railroad bridge
Newark NJ
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
309698
Erie - Passaic River Bridge
Close scene of a abandoned bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2014
324248
Erie - NX Bridge
Close scene.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2015
324249
Erie - NX Bridge
Kept as a landmark.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2015
326790
Erie - NX Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
340794
Erie - NX Bridge
Showing detail
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2015
347412
Strauss bascule bridge design plan
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016
438149
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2014
447124
Erie - NX Bridge
looking north from Clay Street
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 2019
447212
447213
447214
447215
475654
Erie - NX Bridge
Photo taken by Silvere L. Testa
475655
Erie - NX Bridge
Photo taken by Silvere L. Testa
481905
Erie - NX Bridge
Caption says c1900 suggesting in was built prior to 1922; predecessor swing bridge in background
HABS Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.698536,-74.118555
Carries CSX RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR) over Newark Bay
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Newark Bay on CSX RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
History: Built 1930 to replace trestle dating to 1913
Built: 1930
Location: Essex County
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259463
Lehigh Valley Lift Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259464
Lehigh Valley Lift Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259964
Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
261720
CRCX - Newark Bay Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
297921
CSX -Newark Bay Bridge
New Jersey
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.752429,-74.183227
Carries S Ward Place over Branch Brook Lake
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Branch Brook Lake on S Ward Place
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257883
Branch Brook Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.723060,-74.338936
Carries Railroad over NJ 24
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 NJ 24 on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257103
Morris & Essex Line Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.787136,-74.169875
Carries Railroad over Mill Street & Second River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Street & Second River on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257104
Branch Brook Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
461007
NJT - Mill Street Overpass
Photo taken by Mike Savad
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.732522,-74.165792
Carries CNJ Railroad over Amtrak and New Jersey Railroad Avenue
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Amtrak and New Jersey Railroad Avenue on CNJ Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257683
Ex CNJ Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
461433
CNJ - New Jersey Railroad Avenue Overpass
looking northeast
HAER Photo
491974
CNJ - Penn Station Viaduct
portion of viaduct crossing McCarter Highway
Photo taken by Roger Puta in 1965
491999
CNJ - Penn Station Viaduct
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2016
492000
CNJ - Penn Station Viaduct
looking northeast
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2016
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.855011,-74.230150
Carries West Essex Trail (formerly Erie-Lackawanna Railroad) over Pompton Avenue
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 Pompton Avenue on West Essex Trail (formerly Erie-Lackawanna Railroad)
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257686
West Essex Trail
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
273616
West Essex Trail
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.719452,-74.179971
Carries Railroad over Sidewalk (Wright Street)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sidewalk (Wright Street) on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257694
Wright Street
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.821257,-74.151005
Carries Railroad over Third River River & Memorial Park Trail
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Third River River & Memorial Park Trail on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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257731
Memorial Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257732
Memorial Park
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257733
Third River
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
260103
Newark Branch Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
444651
NS - Third River Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2019
444652
NS - Third River Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2019
444653
NS - Third River Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.711752,-74.189998
Carries Conrail Railroad over Frelinghuysen Avenue, East Peddie Street
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 Frelinghuysen Avenue, East Peddie Street on Conrail Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258257
Lehigh Line Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259858
Ex Lehigh Line Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.779897,-74.155691
Carries New Jersey Transit over Broadway
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 Broadway on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258893
Ex Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.779331,-74.154248
Carries New Jersey Transit over Erie Railroad
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 Erie Railroad on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258894
Newark Branch
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.730683,-74.168319
Carries Northeast Corridor over Green Street
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 Green Street on Northeast Corridor
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258895
NEC Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.727401,-74.171487
Carries Northeast Corridor over East Kinney Street
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 East Kinney Street on Northeast Corridor
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258896
NEC Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.771366,-74.238114
Carries New Jersey Transit over Interstate 280
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 Interstate 280 on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258912
Morris and Essex Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.708144,-74.197561
Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Meeker Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Meeker Avenue on Norfolk Southern Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258913
NS Lehigh Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
260098
Meeker Avenue
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Demolished in 2016
Location: 40.790091,-74.173337
Carries Erie Lackawanna Railroad over Mill Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Street on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258950
Mill Street
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
273617
Former RR Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
352841
352842
Belleville Copper Rolling Mill sign
352843
Belleville Copper Rolling Mill sign
352844
352845
1881 old Belleville map
Library of Congress
352846
Top of Trestle
Photo taken by Ron Reyer
352847
Top of Trestle
Photo taken by Ron Reyer
352905
View from the bridge
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352906
View from the bridge
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352907
View from the bridge
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352908
Old trestle corner stone
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352909
Old trestle above the bridge
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352910
Top view from old trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352911
Top view from old trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352912
Top view from old trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352913
Old tracks leading to the trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352914
Tracks leading to trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352915
Tracks leading to trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
352916
Tracks leading to trestle
Photo taken by Ashley Reyer
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.779895,-74.155582
Carries Railroad over Broadway
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Broadway on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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258972
Former Lower Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.799680,-74.192967
Carries New Jersey Transit over Belleville Avenue (Route 506)
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 Belleville Avenue (Route 506) on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259351
Former Boonton Line Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
273615
Former Boonton Line Overpass
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.781371,-74.153069
Carries Erie Railroad over Mill Street
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 Mill Street on Erie Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259453
Newark Branch Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.778131,-74.151989
Carries New Jersey Transit Railroad over McCarter Highway
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 McCarter Highway on New Jersey Transit Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259455
Former Booton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259859
Former Lower Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.779295,-74.154216
Carries New Jersey Transit over Erie Railroad
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 Erie Railroad on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259466
Newark Branch
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.825162,-74.153150
Carries Erie Railroad over North Franklin Avenue
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 North Franklin Avenue on Erie Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259465
Newark Branch Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259509
ex-Erie Newark Branch
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
260097
Newark Branch
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.718481,-74.154606
Carries Conrail over Avenue I
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 Avenue I on Conrail
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259512
Lehigh Line Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.759721,-74.207876
Carries Railroad over North Oraton Parkway
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over North Oraton Parkway on NJ Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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493915
DLW - Boulevard Overpass
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.723993,-74.175020
Carries Amtrak over Tichenor Street
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 Tichenor Street on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259857
Mulberry Street
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Don't know
Location: 40.797618,-74.190893
Carries Railroad over Garden State Parkway
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 Garden State Parkway on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259860
Former Lower Boonton Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.801179,-74.194400
Carries New Jersey Transit over New Street
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 New Street on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259873
Lower Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.802389,-74.195759
Carries New Jersey Transit over North Broad Street
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 North Broad Street on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259887
Lower Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquisy
Status: Don't know
Location: 40.799035,-74.192366
Carries New Jersey Transit over Spruce Street
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 Spruce Street on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259905
Lower Boonton Line
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status:
Location: 40.727323,-74.138938
Carries Railroad over Railroad, Rome Street & Hawkins Street
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Railroad, Rome Street & Hawkins Street on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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259976
Hawkins Street Railroad Crossing
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259977
NS Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
465998
CRCX - Rome Street Overpass
looking southwest; Conrail bridge on right; Route 1 bridge on left
HAER Photo
Status:
Location: 40.819203,-74.322271
Carries Morristown & Erie Railroad over Eagle Rock Avenue
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 Eagle Rock Avenue on Morristown & Erie Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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260100
Morristown and Erie Overpass
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.712720,-74.185606
Carries Conrail Lehigh Line over Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Design: truss/through/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with no verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Amtrak Northeast Corridor on Conrail Lehigh Line
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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265227
CSX / NS Oak Island Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
444595
CRCX - Northeast Corridor Overpass
looking west
Photo by Sullivan1985
444596
CRCX - Northeast Corridor Overpass
looking east
Library of Congress Photo
444597
CRCX - Northeast Corridor Overpass
looking east
Library of Congress Photo
444598
CRCX - Northeast Corridor Overpass
looking southeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in May 1981
501605
CRCX - Northeast Corridor Overpass
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 1989
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.711817,-74.189817
Carries New Jersey Transit over Frelinghuysen Ave/NJ Route 27
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 Frelinghuysen Ave/NJ Route 27 on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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268151
Lehigh Line Overpass
Photo taken by Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.735794,-74.161508
Carries Pennsylvania Railroad over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 213.0 Feet
Overview: Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over the Passaic River
History: Built 1911; Replaced 1935
Built: 1911
Location: Essex County
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306748
Penn - Passaic River bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
459903
PRR - Passaic River Bridge (Old)
Swing span with first (north) DOCK bridge in foreground-1935
source unknown
461006
PRR - Passaic River Bridge (Old)
1916 view
Photo from National Archives
512425
PRR - Passaic River Bridge (Old)
view c1912
Photo from old postcard
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.754697,-74.164814
Carries Erie Railroad (New York Division) over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss cable swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
History: Built 1876; replaced in 1903
Built: 1876
Location: Essex County
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306749
Passaic River RR Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014
359522
Library of Congress
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.808773,-74.204439
Carries Baldwin Street over New Jersey Transit
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over New Jersey Transit on Baldwin Street
History: Built 1905; Replaced 1996
Built: 1905
Location: Essex County
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310825
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310826
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310827
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310828
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310829
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.717473,-74.158139
Carries South Street over Amtrak
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1314.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Amtrak on South Street
History: Built 1929; Replaced 1996
Built: 1929
Location: Essex County
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311928
View North, South Elevation And Setting
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311929
View West, North Elevation And Setting
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311930
View Northwest, East End And Overpass By Southbound Viaduct
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311931
View Northwest, From Under West Side Of Southbound Viaduct Overpass, Roadbed Slope
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311932
View East, Roadbed And Sidewalk Through To View Of Southbound Viaduct Overpass And Out
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311933
View East, West End
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311934
View West, Out West End And Setting
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311935
View North, At East End Across Deck Under West Side Split Of Southbound Viaduct Overpass
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311936
View North, Across Deck At East Side Showing Granite Block Paving, Expansion Joint And North Side Pipe Railing
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311937
View West, From South East Corner, Sidewalk Railing Detail
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311938
View Northwest, Sidewalk And Center Area Sidewalk And Thru-Girder
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311939
View North, Across Deck Center Area Showing Asphalt And North Side Guard Wall
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311940
View East, North Side Wingwall Of West End
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311941
View East, East Abutment And Framing Of East End Steel Spans
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311942
View North, Support Under South Street At East End With Framing To Southbound Viaduct Ramp
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311943
View South, Support At Southbound Viaduct Overpass And North Fascia Of East End Spans
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311944
View West, Underside Framing Near East End Of Viaduct At West End Of Steel Spans And Pier Number 100
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311945
View North East, Typical South Elevation Of East End Concrete Spans
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311946
View South, North Elevation At Double Column Concrete Expansion Joint At Pier Number 112
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311947
View West, Concrete To Steel Transition At Pier Number 116 With Pier Number 117 Behind
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311961
VIEW SOUTHWEST, DETAIL OF TRANSITION FROM CONCRETE SPAN TO STEEL SPAN AT PIER NUMBER 116
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311962
VIEW WEST, STEEL PORTAL EAST OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT SPAN 118
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311963
VIEW WEST, TYPICAL TWO COLUMN STEEL BENT AT PIER NUMBER 121
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311968
VIEW WEST, TYPICAL THREE COLUMN STEEL BENT AT PIER NUMBER 122 WITH CONCRETE SECTION IN BACKGROUND
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311973
VIEW WEST, NORTH SIDE ELEVATION CENTER STEEL SECTION TO WEST CONCRETE SECTION
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311977
VIEW WEST, TYPICAL THREE COLUMN CONCRETE BENT, WEST SIDE
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311981
VIEW WEST AND UP, UNDERSIDE FRAMING AND OVERHANG OF WEST SIDE CONCRETE SECTION
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311983
VIEW WEST, SOLID CONCRETE WALL AT PIER NUMBER 131 NEAR WEST END
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
311985
VIEW NORTHWEST, SOUTH SIDE OF WEST END SHOWING DOUBLE CONCRETE WALL AT PIER 131 AND OVERHANG DETAIL
Photo taken by Wayne Fleming for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Demolished
Location: 40.858580,-74.319299
Carries over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/post
Design Details: Post through truss; appears similar to Ponakin Bridge
There are two possible locations. The crossing at or near Bloomfield Ave. is the probable location.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Post through truss bridge over Passaic River
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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313009
Photo taken by Art Suckewer
511403
1911 postmark for source image
A second image of the Pine Brook Post. Digitally cleaned up; source image in link.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 2021
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.697287,-74.116135
Carries Lehigh Valley RR over Newark Bay
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 bridge over Newark Bay on Lehigh Valley RR
History: Built 1913, replaced 1930
Built: 1913
Location: Essex County
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314764
CSX - Newark Bay Bridge (Old)
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.750865,-74.184723
Carries Public Service Coordinated Transport over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad on Public Service Coordinated Transport
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.688229,-74.192424
Carries McClellan Street over US 9
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over US 9 on McClellan Street
History: Built 1946; Reconstructed 1994
Built: 1946
Location: Essex County
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332714
Anheuser-Busch
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.747966,-74.173674
Carries New Jersey Transit over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
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 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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332716
Newark Broad Street Station
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.790271,-74.173271
Carries Not currently in use over Second River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Brownstone arch bridge design
Total Length: 140.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Second River
History: 1838 brownstone arch bridge over the Second River used by the Belleville Copper Rolling Mill
Built: 1838
Location: Essex County
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352827
East view of bridge
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352828
Bridge Inscription
J. Moore, T. Sandford, H. Nichols Freeholders 1838 (damage to wall by developer at right)
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352829
Northeast view of bridge
More visible damage from developer along left top portion
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352830
Northwest view of bridge
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352831
West view of bridge
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352832
East view of bridge
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352833
West view of bridge
Broken wall damaged by careless developer
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352834
West view of bridge
Photo taken by Mary Higgins
352835
Belleville Copper Rolling Mill sign
Photo taken in March 2010
352836
Belleville Copper Rolling Mill sign
352837
View from Mill Street
James True
352838
Mill Street train overpass in background near 1838 bridge
James True
352839
Street view on Mill Street
James True
352840
Old Belleville Map 1881
Library of Congress
352849
Workers at the Belleville Copper Rolling Mill (date unknown)
Library of Congress
352854
What remains of the old copper mill dam
Photo taken by Anthony Buccino
352917
Old view from the bridge
Nicole T. Canfora
352918
Old view from the bridge
352919
Painting overlooking the bridge
Christine Brown LaFalce
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.818033,-74.304884
Carries Footpath over Foulertons Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Foulertons Brook on Footpath
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Essex County
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353347
Photo taken by WallyFromColumbia
353348
Public Domain: Published Without a Copyright Notice
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.851384,-74.205458
Carries Walkway over Low land
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Low land on Walkway
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.754799,-74.191144
Carries Roseville Avenue over Morristown Line Mp 8.94
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Morristown Line Mp 8.94 on Roseville Avenue
History: Built 1904; rehabilitated 2012
Built: 1904
Location: Essex County
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363686
Erecting a 37-Ton Plate Girder with a Gin Pole at Newark, N.J.— Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.
Published prior to 1923
363687
Erecting a 37-Ton Plate Girder with a Gin Pole at Newark, N.J.— Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.798131,-74.202892
Carries New Jersey Transit over Hillside Avenue
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Concrete covered deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Hillside Avenue on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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500078
Photo taken from Engineering Record December 20, 1913
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.731644,-74.159760
Carries Central Railroad of New Jersey over Jefferson Street & Downing Street
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Jefferson Street & Downing Street on Central Railroad of New Jersey
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Essex County
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411020
Published prior to 1923
411021
Published prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.755139,-74.164951
Carries Erie Railroad over Passaic River
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 bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad
History: Built 1903; replaced 1922
Built: 1903
Location: Essex County
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416797
435032
Replaced with a bascule bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2018
481906
Erie - Passaic River Bridge (Old)
Swing bridge in background with replacement bascule in foreground
HABS Photo
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 40.723406,-74.338657
Carries New Jersey Transit (former DL&W) over Route 124/Morris Turnpike
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Route 124/Morris Turnpike on New Jersey Transit (former DL&W)
History: Built 1894 by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, replacing earlier span
Built: 1894
Location: Essex County
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445948
NJT - Morris Turnpike Overpass
Photo by Mike Del Vecchio, used with permission
445949
NJT - Morris Turnpike Overpass Keystone
Keystone with 1894 date
Photo by Mike Del Vecchio, used with permission
510104
NJTR - Morris Turnpike Overpass
view c1937
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.740185,-74.163213
Carries NJ 158 & Pennsylvania Railroad over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ 158 & Pennsylvania Railroad
History: Built 1911; Road deck added after the Hudson & Manhattan moved traffic onto the Dock Bridge; Removed 1979
Built: 1911
Location: Essex County
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447005
Crop
Library of Congress
447018
Centre Street Swing Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2019
458386
Centre Street Bridge
looking south in Newark in 1930s
photographer unknown
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.867309,-74.222891
Carries NJT Boonton Line over Little Falls Road
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Brick arch bridge over Little Falls Road on NJT Boonton Line
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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485066
NJT - Little Falls Road Overpass
Photo from Frank's Photography Site
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.701839,-74.192889
Carries Haynes Avenue over Amtrak, Conrail and Monorail
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1164.1 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Amtrak, Conrail and Monorail on Haynes Avenue
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Essex County
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455897
Haynes Avenue Bridge
looking east
Photo from Mapio.net
455898
Haynes Avenue Bridge
Photo from Mapio.net
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.688723,-74.199928
Carries Amtrak over McClellan Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over McClellan Street on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.667327,-74.215559
Carries Amtrak over Commerce Place
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Commerce Place on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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471319
Amtrak - Commerce Place Overpass
Photo from old postcard
490341
PRR - Commerce Place Overpass
looking southwest
Photo from Scientific American
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.667372,-74.215169
Carries CNJ abondoned rail over Broad Street
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 Broad Street on CNJ abondoned rail
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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456043
CNJ - Broad Street Overpass
looking south in 2012
Photo taken by Jeremiah Cox
471320
CNJ - Broad Street Overpass
looking north
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.780261,-74.196311
Carries Arlington Avenue over Orange Ind.Track (Aband)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Orange Ind.Track (Aband) on Arlington Avenue
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.767295,-74.243388
Carries New Jersey Transit Morristown Line over Stetson Street
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stetson Street on New Jersey Transit Morristown Line
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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484658
NJT - Stetson Street Overpass
looking west
Photo from Google Streets
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.781628,-74.174833
Carries Erie RR Orange Branch over Franklin Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue on Erie RR Orange Branch
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.781628,-74.174833
Carries Erie RR Orange Branch over Franklin Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue on Erie RR Orange Branch
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Essex County
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460920
Erie RR over Franklin Avenue Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
460921
Erie RR over Franklin Avenue Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
460922
Erie RR over Franklin Avenue Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
460923
Erie RR over Franklin Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.782228,-74.173291
Carries Erie RR Orange Branch over Branch Brook Park Drive
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Branch Brook Park Drive on Erie RR Orange Branch
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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460924
Erie RR over Branch Brook Parkway Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
460925
Erie RR over Branch Brook Parkway Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.753008,-74.182541
Carries Park Path over Path
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Path on Park Path
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Essex County
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461009
West Subway Arch - Branch Brook Park
Photo from Newark History.com
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.826297,-74.247221
Carries Path over Verona Lake
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Verona Lake on Path
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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465868
Verona Park Bridge
Photo from GardenStatePics
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.727219,-74.138669
Carries US Rte 1&9 SB over Conrail and Richards Lane
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 257.9 Feet
Span Length: 170.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conrail and Richards Lane on US Rte 1&9 SB
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1972
Built: 1927
Location: Essex County
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465999
US 1&9 over Conrail and Richards Lane Bridge
looking northeast
HAER Photo
466000
US 1&9 over Conrail and Richards Lane Bridge
looking southwest
HAER Photo
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.810649,-74.212216
Carries Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna RR
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Erie-Lackawanna RR on Grove Street
History:
Built: 1913
Location: Essex County
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466117
Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge
looking west
HAER Photo
466126
Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge
looking east
HAER Photo
466127
Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge
DL&W bridge plan
HAER Photo
500075
Grove Street Bridge
Photo taken from Engineering Record November 1, 1913
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.721486,-74.306128
Carries Footpath over Taylor Pond
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Taylor Pond on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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468058
Taylor Pond Park Bridge
looking south
Photo from Patch
511683
Taylor Park Pond Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.785995,-74.146888
Carries Rutgers Street NJ Route 7 over Passaic River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Rutgers Street NJ Route 7
History: Built in 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Essex County
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499983
Rutgers Street Bridge
Photo taken by Don and Isobel Shorock of 2007
499984
Rutgers Street Bridge
Photo taken by Don and Isobel Shorock of 2007
499985
Rutgers Street Bridge
Photo taken by Don and Isobel Shorock of 2007
499986
Rutgers Street Bridge
Photo taken by Don and Isobel Shorock of 2007
499988
Rutgers Street Bridge
Tech drawing by Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
499989
Rutgers Street Bridge
Tech drawing by Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.756608,-74.196438
Carries footpath at 14th Street over NJT Morristown Line
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over NJT Morristown Line on footpath at 14th Street
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.793642,-74.200451
Carries NJ Transit over Washington Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Concrete encased steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Washington Street on NJ Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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485174
NJT - Washington Street Overpass
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.791591,-74.199665
Carries NJ Transit over Glenwood Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Concrete encased steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Glenwood Avenue on NJ Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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500077
Photo taken from Engineering Record December 20, 1913
485172
NJT - Glenwood Avenue Overpass
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2020
485173
NJT - Glenwood Avenue Overpass
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.761142,-74.211119
Carries New Jersey Transit Morristown Line over Main St/Arlington Ave/Munn Ave
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder and concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 950.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder and rigid frame concrete bridge over Main St/Arlington Ave/Munn Ave on New Jersey Transit Morristown Line
History:
Built: 1923
Location: Essex County
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484659
DLW - East Orange Viaduct
1922 construction view
Photo from John Willever
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.721169,-74.149117
Carries US Route 1 over Conrail Yards, Wilson Avenue, Delancy Street, & South Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Conrail Yards, Wilson Avenue, Delancy Street, & South Street on US Route 1
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Essex County
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487687
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
Curve north of South Street Ramp
HAER Photo
487688
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
South Street Ramp
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs
487689
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
East Elevation of Concrete Portion Section 12
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs
487690
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
West Side Elevation at South Street
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs
487691
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
East Side Elevation at Rail Yard
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs
487692
US Route 1 Extension, Southbound Viaduct
East Side Elevation at Rail Yard
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.745169,-74.165635
Carries Bridge Street over Passaic River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder bascule drawbridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street
History:
Built: 1913
Location: Essex County
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488267
Bridgestreetbridge
Photo taken by Gonazalo Alberto
488665
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
488667
Tech Drawinf from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.744770,-74.165732
Carries Bridge Street over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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488269
Passaicriver bridge
Postcard
488731
Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
503397
Bridge Street Swing Bridge (Old)
view c1905
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.660520,-74.207961
Carries US 9 over Elizabeth Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Elizabeth Avenue on US 9
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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493564
US 9 over Elizabeth Avenue Bridge
looking north in 1920s
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.839561,-74.303361
Carries Passaic Ave Cr613 over Pine Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Pine Brook on Passaic Ave Cr613
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Essex County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.786326,-74.147452
Carries NJ Route 7 Rutgers Street over Passaic River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ Route 7 Rutgers Street
History: Replaced in 1914
Built:
Location: Essex County
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499980
Photo taken by Don Shorock Postcard of 2007
499981
Photo taken by Don Shorock Postcard of 2007
499982
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.802544,-74.206921
Carries Freeman Parkway over Toney's Brook
Design: truss/deck/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore deck truss with arched lower chord.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Toney's Brook on Freeman Parkway
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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501465
Moffat Mill Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.740061,-74.180169
Carries Colden Street over Raymond Boulevard
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Boulevard on Colden Street
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.788910,-74.199284
Carries New Jersey Transit Montclair Line over Second 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 Second River on New Jersey Transit Montclair Line
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.786698,-74.167606
Carries Footpath over Second River and Branch Brook Park Drive
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Second River and Branch Brook Park Drive on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.773561,-74.321639
Carries E Northfield Road over Canoe Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Canoe Brook on E Northfield Road
History:
Built:
Location: Essex County
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509238
Canoe Brook Bridge
view c1906
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.
