Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.583889,-74.945556
Carries White Bridge Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pratt pony truss with load-bearing girders added.
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Capoolong Creek on White Bridge Road
History: Built 1886; rehabilitated 1999, Lost 2013
Built: 1886
Location: Hunterdon County
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238396
An Old Pinned Pratt On Final Life Support
The supporting girders added are 36" tall. Bridge is old and beaten. Repairs made on old repairs need repairing themselves. It's a nice old bridge, but it's had a hard life and is in terrible condition.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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heavier duty floor beams that were replaced at some point find themselves hanging from massive girder. Notice how base of vertical is nearly rusted away
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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another band-aid
steel cable has been run between both center verticals along the lower chord. Some sort of fix, done ages ago, but the cable is still here. Massive girder is busy rusting as fast as it can too.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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minor supporting role
Can you see the Pratt behind that girder? It's huge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Even the big fix needs a fix
Abutments are too small for the girder sandwich, and in poor condition as well. So this end of the support girder got supported by a vertical I beam, which was in turn held up by a steel plate on top of a stack of RR ties sitting on the ground.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238401
Well, make it fit!
Two 1/2" plates help level that end of the bridge. Meanwhile, the abutment is cracked and falling apart.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Barriers? Too expensive!
Original - or at least very old - pipe railing and boxed lower guardrail never did provide enough protection.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238403
Bash! Bang! Smash!
Another impact spot. Vertical is crushed, counters are replaced with round rods and turnbuckles
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Once upon a time, it was a pretty bridge, built for light duty.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Eye see you
A scary picture to any lover of old trusses: the railing on the bridge's apron appears to be made from pipe, held up with the chopped off ends of eyebar diagonals and lower chords from other bridges. Kind of like a pile of bones and skulls, it feels a bit creepy.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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slow work in progress
Not much has been done since mid-August. It's October, and the bridge is supposed to be done by November. Don't expect that to happen.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in October 2013
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New whitebridge road bridge 1
Latticed beams and bolted gusset plates; the new trusses pay homage to the past.
Terry Wright / Hunterdon County Democrat
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New whitebridge road bridge 2
And yes, the new White Bridge Road bridge is white.
Terry Wright / Hunterdon County Democrat
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.403321,-74.979107
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss (the 1830 structure was a Town Lattice, the 1841 structure is unconfirmed)
Total Length: 821.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
History: Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or all of the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
Built: 1830
Location: Hunterdon County
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1913 date on back
Neat entrance shot, with the canal bridge in the foreground.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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Covered Bridge Stockton NJ Centre Bridge PA
PA side looking upstream Note the Corwin cast iron vertical endpost Pratt Pony over the Delaware Canal on the PA side
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1923 painting
New Hope School artist Edward Redfield painted the destruction of this bridge, the painting hangs James A. Michener Museum
Painted by Edward W. Redfield July 24, 1923
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1923 after the fire
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1906 postmark
NJ side looking upstream
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1909 postmark
Note the cast iron pony at the end of the covered bridge
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1908 date
digitally cleaned up.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
Status: Exists but no longer functional
Location: 40.459242,-74.806277
Carries CR 609 (Manners Road) over Back Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: "Lost" pony truss bridge over Back Brook on CR 609 (Manners Road)
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 2002
Built: 1914
Location: Hunterdon County
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238617
Almost Twins
The Manners Rd over the Back Brook bridge is nearly identical to the Manners Rd over the Neshanic River bridge just up the road, just 2 sections shorter.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Back Brook is almost a swamp this time of year. Crash guards have proven themselves quite useful here.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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pipe railings appear original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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1914
Committee plaques can be useful too. This one at least gives us a build date.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238621
Doh!!
And this is where it all turns to dust. This excellent Warren pony that so fully captures the 1910-1918 look, is just decoration sitting on a concrete stringer bridge these days.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.639468,-74.996013
Carries Baptist Church Road over Mulhockaway Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Mulhockaway Creek on Baptist Church Road
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: Hunterdon County
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I don't think this is the builder's plate. I think it's the typical town council/committee plate. Either way, it is bolted to the middle of the top chord, which is a bit unusual. County documents list George Updyke as the builder. Is that the same as the "Opdyckee" listed here?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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plates welded to top chord/end post corner strengthen bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237713
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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small outriggers and possibly newer 11" floor beams
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Pin connection nexus showing lower chord eyebars, tension diagonals, etc.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.640000,-74.880000
Carries I-78 over Beaver Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Beaver Brook on I-78
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1966
Built: 1948
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.639167,-74.879167
Carries I-78 over Beaver Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Beaver Brook on I-78
History: Built 1941; rehabilitated 1968
Built: 1941
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.706667,-74.943056
Carries Bell Avenue over Spruce Run River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spruce Run River on Bell Avenue in Glen Gardner
History: Built 1896; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1896
Location: Hunterdon County
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237814
green bridge is barely visible at base of hill in summertime.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237815
stream side view showing outriggers and lower chords. look how small the pins are on this bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237816
latest fix - diamond plate welded on to reinforce top chord pin
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237817
old time fix - extra steel plates bolted on the top chord to reinforce top chord pins
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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original railing is in pretty decent shape
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.458736,-74.867477
Carries Everitts Road over 3rd Branch of Neshanic River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 77.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Neshanic River on Everitts Road
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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looking underneath; it seems like one massive chunk of concrete. Encased stringers?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.446667,-74.873889
Carries CR 579 over Branch of Third Neshanic River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Third Neshanic River on CR 579
History: Built 1837; rehabilitated 1974
Built: 1837
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Joe Brennan
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Photo taken by Joe Brennan
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Photo taken by Joe Brennan
Status: Open to traffic
bridge has "orphan" status; there is a possibility that it will be replaced. see
http://www.bloomsburynewjersey.com/2011_AdditionalFilesPages/Miscellaneous/June2011Newsletter.pdf
Location: 40.650403,-75.082816
Carries Church Street (CR 579) over NS frmr Lehigh Valley Railroad
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: arched Warren pony truss with alternating verticals mounted on bents
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet
Overview: dual truss bridge over NS frmr Lehigh Valley Railroad on Church Street (CR 579) in Bloomsbury
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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238478
Stilts? Bents!
One end of boilerplate girder span rests on abutment, the other end sits on a laced metal post along with the Warren truss: a bent. The bents have their own diagonals and a bottom chord AND a lower half vertical that supports both diagonals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Look closely
There is another girder span on the other side, situated on a bent the same way as this one, but it is hard to see. Extremely dense foliage and a steep approach angle make it hard to see even when you're standing right next to it!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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hiding in plain sight
Girder approach spans? What are you talking about? Pony is naturally bent; it was built with a peak in the middle to give passing trains a bit more clearance down below. Top and bottom chords are parallel. PS - don't original outriggers look good? So much nicer than the welded on later kind.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238481
now you see 'em, now you don't
Oh, THOSE girder approach spans. Pipe railing is probably a replacement but I think the brackets are original. Hillside is quite steep and is made of metal mesh covered rip-rap.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Church Street
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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NS Ex Lehigh Valley RR
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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NS - Church Street Overpass
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in Feb 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.465833,-74.792500
Carries Cider Mill Road over Neshanic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Neshanic River on Cider Mill Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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238608
portal view from the southern, Welisewitz Rd end. The bridge is about 60 yards from the corner, maybe less.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Portal view from the north. Bridge is "county green" with the guardrails painted silver.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238610
It's a nice little bridge. Nothing special other than it's large collection of new parts added over the many decades. It's a survivor.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238611
end post detail showing added corner plate and hip vertical, moved top lateral attaching point.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238612
looks like original floor beams, or at least ones of original size.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238613
EZ33 or E233. Note double lower chords and welded pin plates.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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lower chord detail. Note square section hanger and notched floor beam, along with welded "keeper" on the side.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238616
Does steel spall like this? Vertical is built up in an unusual way, with alternating rivets attaching small flanges to a flat center web. Ordinarily we'd have L or U channels here with lacing.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Cider Mill Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Cider Mill Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Cider Mill Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.504444,-75.062500
Carries NJ 29 over Copper Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Copper Creek on NJ 29 in Kingtown
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1936
Built: 1914
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.467778,-74.866389
Carries Copper Hill Road over Third Neshanic River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Third Neshanic River on Copper Hill Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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240326
this is awful
klunky plank platform across creek relies on bulk to hold up golf carts and work trucks.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
240327
No way to tell if this is 4 years old or 400.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
240328
Pretty Pratt truss golf bridge 50 yards away.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
240329
Nice. Alas, this is not the bridge this listing is all about.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.590000,-74.860556
Carries Cratetown Road over Prescott Brook
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prescott Brook on Cratetown Road
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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238666
This is a very small bridge, barely even chest high.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238667
County ID numbers are always a help. Note the big skew on the outriggers: floor beams parallel the creek, while the truss parallels the road.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238668
lots and lots of bits welded on over the years.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238669
Sure, add another one. Why not?
pin connected truss has had extra chords, pin plates, diagonals, outriggers, etc added over the years.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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even the base of the laced verticals has had extra steel welded on. Outriggers look bent but are actually square to the truss: floor beams are skewed and in line with creek.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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This may not be the first set of outriggers; why else would there be some mid-size intermediate beam piece in there? Floor beam hangers are not original either.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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All the modifications come together and let this bantam weight bridge carry something close to a normal modern load.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: TRUSS No longer exists
Location: 40.473453,-74.828033
Carries Everitt Road over Branch of Neshanic River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: today: Concrete stringer
before 2000:
"The 6-panel riveted Pratt pony truss bridge has ashlar abutments, one of which has been widened with concrete. The bridge, designed by the county engineer is traditionally composed with the center-panels diagonals joined to a center gusset plate. The original pipe railing survives. Largely unaltered and although a relatively late example of a Pratt pony truss, the bridge is individually eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C."
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over a branch of Neshanic River on EverittN Road, is now a concrete beam bridge
History: built 1923, replaced by concrete bridge after mid-1999
Built: 1923
Location: Hunterdon County
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240330
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
240331
ID Q-40, short for 10XXQ40 built: 1999 thank you very much!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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one continuous span across two piers
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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early fall view from the bridge of the South Branch
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.478056,-74.941667
Carries Ferry Road over Plum Brook
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Plum Brook on Ferry Road
History: Built 1901, altered 1933
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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237936
signs says one lane, but it could be two in a pinch
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237938
welded plates are SO not "OEM"
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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plate over pins: adaptations over time. Note the splice in the lower chord. Riveted top chords are not laced underneath.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to westbound traffic
Location: 40.444111,-74.966000
Carries CR 604 over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Covered Queenpost through truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Covered bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on CR 604, north of Stockton
History: Built 1872; restored 1961; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1872
Location: Hunterdon County
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Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer July 31, 1937 Exterior - Northeast Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Buildings Survey
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Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer July 31, 1937 Interior - Showing Trusses
Photo taken by Historic American Buildings Survey
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Green Sargent's Covered Bridge Postcard
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson
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Green Sargent's Covered Bridge Postcard 2
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson
237941
"An aroused group of citizens" demanded their covered bridge back. I love it.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237943
Modern steel carries nearly all the weight. Wooden truss really only supports the walls and roof.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237944
timber decking is made from 4x12 baulks, interlaced
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237945
metal verticals can only operate under tension.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Green Sergeant Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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Green Sergeant Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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9 4 21 Green Sargents Bridge
Photo taken by Fairfax Hutter. The bridge took some hits but it will be fine.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.611667,-74.908889
Carries Hamden Road over South Branch of Raritan River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over South Branch of Raritan River on Hamden Road
History: replaced by http://bridgehunter.com/nj/hunterdon/bh53176/
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.596389,-74.898056
Carries Hamden Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss built with Phoenix column end posts and top chords
Total Length: 162.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: two span pin connected Pratt pony truss bridge with Phoenix columns over South Branch Raritan River on Hamden Road
History: Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1885
Location: Hunterdon County
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Coming south on Hamden Rd. Notice that one span goes uphill and the other one is level
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Up the ramp onto the bridge. Phoenix columns!!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237601
Note the use of laced verticals instead of more Phoenix columns. Pinching pennies?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Unusual connector needed to mate Phoenix top chord to laced verticals. Round bar tension diagonals replaced original square section eyebar diagonals
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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builder's plate: Dean & Westbrook, New York, 1885
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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quiet, bucolic setting. Outriggers were added later; solid I beam floor beam replaced original built up floor beams during some renovation.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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close up showing pin connection and lightweight bottom chords. Outriggers are clearly bolted together, proving their later date
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Replacement floor beams are likely heavier than originals. This view clearly shows how the first span goes up hill.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Hamden Road Bridge
looking southeast
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Closed after damage from Hurricane Ida
Location: 40.397222,-74.926667
Carries Hamp Road over Alexauken Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Alexauken Creek on Hamp Road
History: Built ca. 1880's; rehabilitated 1994
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Hunterdon County
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Here it is, right on the very end of Hamp Road where it intersects Queen Road. Hamp Road is a gravel road.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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pin connected!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238047
original railings. Bridge is pretty original overall, save for some plate welds here and there
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238048
repair made to lower chord allows for adjustment!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238049
county ID put on with arc welder. Builder's plaque long gone if there ever was one
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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This is hard to read here, but it says JONES & LAUGHLIN S, a steel company in competition with Carnegie.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
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9 4 21 Hamp Road Bridge
Hamp is in trouble. The truss is fine the abutment wing walls are gone. Good excuse to get rid of it. Photo provided by Fairfax Hutter
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.511617,-74.782716
Carries Higginsville Road over Lehigh Line / Black River & Western (scenic) RR
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lehigh Line on Higginsville Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.706944,-74.860833
Carries Hoffmans Crssng Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Hoffmans Crssng Road
History: Built 1898; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1898
Location: Hunterdon County
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237612
approaching the bridge from the southeast. Note decay on curved bracket below portal bracing. Were decorations removed at some point? Also notice hip rod adjustment through top chord - this is unusual on a through truss, but not too uncommon on a pony truss.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237613
pin connected lower chords are very light. This bridge is rated 15 tons, but shakes and stretches with a 4 ton load at 25mph.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237614
Showing the general lightness of all parts, from angle section used in the lace verticals to the 5/8" bars in the diagonals to the thin top lateral struts.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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close-up of hip rod attachment/"adjustment" points at end post / top chord intersection.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237616
A green bridge against the summer trees is hard to see. Note the tapered top laterals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237617
Original railing is very low, about knee high.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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9 smaller I beams as joists. Floor beams hang from lower chord pins.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.717194,-74.736111
Carries Hollow Brook Road over Branch of Lamington River
Design: truss/pony/kingpost
Design Details: Kingpost pony truss
"a variation of the Bollman truss"; "a rare example of
a Fink or Bollman truss type"; maybe so. But at their core, both those rare trusses are based on king posts, and that's all that this little bridge is. A single inverted king post. I think the bridge documentation person may have been having a bit of fun with us, guessing rightly that 20 years would pass before anyone checked up on his description with a camera and a tiny bit of truss knowledge.
Sure, at some point a "whipple-ized" multiple King or Queen Post truss can grow to be called a Fink or a Bollman. But I think it would require at least 3 verticals, if not 4 or more, to differentiate amongst them.
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Lamington River on Hollow Brook Road
History: Built 1880
Built: 1880
Location: Hunterdon County
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238068
at this point in time all the diagonals have been replaced
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238069
I wonder if it was widened at some point as well?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238070
Yes, the floor beam is a a bit of an angle to the rest of the bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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outriggers were added later, using a "weld a tab on them, then weld that to the floor beam" method that has not held up; outriggers are now twisted and no longer in line with floor beam. Note that replacing the original one (probably) flat bar diagonal with 2 beefier round diagonals left no room in the pin pocket, so the 4th diagonal had to be mounted outside, and a pin end plate welded over that. Remains of original bar diagonal was welded to new inner round diagonal.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.511667,-75.045000
Carries Horseshoe Bend Road over Copper Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Copper Creek on Horseshoe Bend Road in Kingtown
History: Built 1896
Built: 1896
Location: Hunterdon County
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239542
unusual and notable
a curved road on a straight bridge. Beams flair opposite wing walls to include some of the curve
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239543
bend in the road also works as a 'road narrows' funnel.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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wingwall detail and widened section on the uphill side
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239545
another one from the uphill side, looking down into the arch
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239547
cut in the rocks is on your left; bridge wall is about even with the top of it.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.579167,-75.095556
Carries Javes Road over Hakihohake Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hakihohake Creek on Javes Road
History: Built 1940; replaced 2008
Built: 1940
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.579167,-74.888333
Carries Kiceniuk Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: 3 span Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Kiceniuk Road
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1927
Location: Hunterdon County
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even in Hunterdon county, land of the multiple span pony bridge, a 3 span Warren pony is unusual
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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"Kiss an eye, uck!" Kiceniuk Road bridge amongst the summer foliage above the South Branch of the Raritan River, 2 blocks off the main drag and 90 years in the past.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Pipe railings are original from the 20s
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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all 3 spans
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Phoenix Iron Company made the steel
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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outriggers seem to be original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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hand hammered rivets aren't always perfect. Or did these stretch under stress?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Kicenuik Road Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.482778,-74.975556
Carries Kingwood-Locktown Road over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 72.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on Kingwood-Locktown Road in Kingtown
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1949
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239555
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239556
most unusual
sides of top chords and diagonals look like they have had extra plates welded on, but not the tops
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239557
detail: dual orthogonal tabs connect welded on plates across original riveted gusset plates. I've never seen anything like this.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239558
Orthogonal tabs are also on lower chords, which have an extra layer welded to them as well.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.479444,-74.857778
Carries Kuhls Road over Branch of Neshanic River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Neshanic River on Kuhls Road
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Hunterdon County
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view from the North side
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238507
almost generic but not quite yet
This 1936 bridge seems to be nearly the same construction style that the modern county truss bridges use. "Gusset plate welded"? I just call them plate welded. The new ones are generic, Warrens, and somewhat bigger; 3 pre-welded pieces brought in on a truck and bolted together in place.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238508
I accepted revealed wisdom of the county, but I can't tell that these outriggers are a later addition.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.522778,-75.049722
Carries CR 610/NJ 12 over Little Nishisakawick Creek.
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Little Nishisakawick Creek on CR 610/NJ 12 in Frenchtown
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.471111,-75.021111
Carries CR 519 over Lockatong Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
cross listed with http://bridgehunter.com/nj/hunterdon/1000011/
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Lockatong Creek on CR 519 in Kingwood
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1941
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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239514
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239515
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239516
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239517
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239518
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Collapsed due to accident, replaced
Location: 40.471199,-75.021178
Carries CR 519 over Lockatong Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: single span Warren pony truss, 67 ft long 26.6 ft wide
3 span concrete arch, 52 ft long 28.1 ft wide
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge AND concrete arch span over Lockatong Creek on CR 519 in Kingtown
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Collapsed due to accident 2014
Built: 1940
Location: Hunterdon County
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239318
another double bridge
bridge zone includes bridge 1000010, which is the 3 arch concrete span from 1941. Truss is bridge 1000011, built first in 1940.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239319
4 panel Warren pony, not skewed on the South end
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239320
County ID. K for Kingwood. The number part almost always matches the national ID; perhaps this one went on backwards by mistake.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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lower side view
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239322
a peek under the hood
open decking lets in the light for once. Joists have been replaced in the past; new ones welded in next to where the old ones were.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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scars
stubs of old stringers (joists). Newer ones are probably 30+ years old by now.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Skew!!!
North end of the bridge is skewed almost 45 degrees, as the expansion strip shows.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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builder's plaque from the arch bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.485833,-74.970278
Carries Locktown Road over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Relocated pony truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on Locktown Road
History: Built 1920; moved 1961; rehabilitated 2001
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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239548
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239549
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239550
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239551
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239552
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239553
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.421881,-74.979673
Carries Lower Creek Road over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on Lower Creek Road
History: Built 1889; rehabilitated 1969, 1977, 2001
Built: 1915
Location: Hunterdon County
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239348
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239349
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239350
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239351
This one is over exposed so you can see the abutment better.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239352
The double pony. It's what Huntedon County should be famous for.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239353
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239354
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239355
Aside from newer pipe railing, this bridge seems original. Hard to tell about the floor beams and deck, but at least the beams don't seem outsize, so they may indeed be original.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239356
steel by Eastern is unusual around here. It's usually either Phoenix or Carnegie.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239357
View from the upstream side of western span.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.594722,-74.938333
Carries Lower Kingtown Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Capoolong Creek on Lower Kingtown Road
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1925
Location: Hunterdon County
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238410
picture perfect
A sturdy 1925 Warren on a summer morning.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238411
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238412
Top chord and end posts are made from 16" wide steel. This is no flimsy little one horse pony.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238413
Built to last
I love this picture. It just says "strength" to me. This bridge is built much stronger than just about every old pony truss in the county. That may be because it's newer than just about every old pony truss in the county? Or maybe good steel finally became inexpensive by 1925.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238414
Army paint??
I KNEW there was something wrong with this bridge: it's the wrong color. Just about every other bridge in the county - and we have hundreds - is painted a pale "county green" as can be seen here, in the nooks and crannies the painting crew didn't hit with their Olive Drab. Oh, and note the possible field modification - you can just see a couple of bolt heads peeking out from below the pavement there.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Lower Kingtown Road Bridge West
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
493602
Lower Kingtown Road Bridge West
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
493603
Lower Kingtown Road Bridge West
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.607500,-74.915833
Carries Lower Landsdown Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet
Overview: Phoenix column Pratt through truss bridge over Capoolong Creek on Lower Landsdown Road
History: Built 1885; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1885
Location: Hunterdon County
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237583
West portal view. Note diagonal bracing on portal; this was added at a later date.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237584
Phoenix columns used for end posts, top chords, top lateral struts and all verticals. Lower chord is pinned.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237585
View from upstream. Note the skew: upstream side is longer than downstream side. Look at the angles of the hip diagonals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237586
close up view of west portal and hip
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237587
Phoenix columns use special cast connector at the intersections
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237588
Builder's plate reads 1885 Dean & Westbrook Engrs & Contractors New York
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
493605
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
496220
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496221
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
508268
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge after IDA 1
Bridge closed. Neighbors say county told them it will be closed 2 years. Damage is pretty mild, but this is a tertiary road, low priority, plus it's an antique restoration/repair project. So, slow AND expensive?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2021
508269
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge after IDA 2
During the flood the river came right up over the bridge. Note the grass on the bridge. Note the damage - one floor beam bent, another had the "I" torn off. Bridge was hit with several big trees moving fast in the flood waters. I don't think this old sweetie ever even had lateral bracing underneath, and there isn't any there now.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2021
508270
Lower Landsdown Road Bridge after IDA 3
This is the view just downstream from the bridge. Capoolong creek flows R-L in this picture. It's usually about 2 feet deep or less. Check out all the stumps and trunks. The RR bridge 65 yards upstream is fine, it was higher up off the water and is open for use.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2021
Status: Open to one-way traffic
Location: 40.636012,-74.912072
Carries W. Main Street over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 8-panel, wrought- and cast-iron Pratt pony trusses with vertical endposts
Total Length: 170.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Two-span iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on W. Main Street in Clinton
History: Built 1870 by the Cowin Iron Works
Built: 1870
Location: Hunterdon County
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137455
View, Looking From Northwest, Showing Approach
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137456
General Side Elevation View, Looking From Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137457
General View, Looking From Northwest, Showing Pier
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137458
Detail View, Looking From West Along Northwest Walkway, Showing Vertical Compression Members 5. 'Barrel Shot' View Looking Across Bridge From The West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137459
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137460
Detail View, Looking From West Along Southside Walkway, Showing Vertical Endpost
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137461
General View, Looking From Southwest, Showing Approach
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137462
Detail View, Looking From Southwest, Showing Cast Iron Guard Rail
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137463
General View Of Bridge, Looking From Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137464
Detail View, Looking From Northeast, Showing Reinforced Floor Beams
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137465
Detail View Of Endpost, Showing '1870' Date In Cast Iron
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137466
Detail View Of North Side Of Bridge, Looking From Nest, Showing Top Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137467
Detail View Of North Side Of Bridge, Showing Wrought Iron Diagonals With Adjustment Device
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137468
Detail View Of South Side Of Compression Members. Note Twentieth Century Steel Compression Member In Right Foreground
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137469
Detail View Of Guard Rail Along North Side Of Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137470
Detail View Of Upper Chord Connection, Showing Octagonally-Shaped Upper Chord Compression Member
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Guard Nail
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
245102
Deck the bridge with boughs of holly
Main St bridge in Clinton NJ decked out for the holiday, Christmas 2012
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in December 2012
259479
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259481
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259482
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259483
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259484
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
259485
Main Street Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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Circa 1906
Old Postcard View
410469
Circa 1914
Old Postcard View
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1907 postmark
Note the balls/lamps? on top of the endposts.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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West Main Street Bridge
Photo from Mapio.net
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in June 2019
494587
West Main Street Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.690002,-74.722686
Carries McCann Mill Road over Lamington River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lamington River on McCann Mill Road
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Hunterdon County
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238072
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238073
Amazing: a pony truss in Hunterdon County WITHOUT outriggers.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238074
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238075
some rivets have been replaced by nuts and bolts
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238076
The pavement ends at the apron! McCan Mill Road is a one lane gravel road through the forest for the next 2 miles north, alongside a steep ravine.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.676667,-74.793056
Carries Meadow Lane over North Branch Rockaway Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Branch Rockaway Creek on Meadow Lane
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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238750
Meadow Lane Tewksbury
2009 picture of the freshly painted bridge
Hunterdon County Dept of Roads and Bridges
238759
same old same old
Meadow Lane is still unpaved, 111 years after this bridge was built.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238760
Aside from a new deck and some heavier floor beams, plus the ubiquitous outriggers and corner plates, this one is pretty much original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238761
just in time!
Looks like the county got the outriggers on in the nick of time. Upstream truss is tilted a few degrees inward
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238762
looking West across the span. Railings are not original. As usual, layers of repairs on the end post/top chord juncture. Torque kills!!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238763
pin that Pratt! Hip diagonals are square sections, 2 fingers across
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238764
Know Your History
Jones & Laughlin: the original fall guys for an unlimited federal government.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238765
a novel idea
For some reason one of the end post juncture repairs decided that the diagonals had to be kept apart, so several steel splinters were stuck in, welded together, and left untrimmed. Sure, they pierced the extra top plate layer. So? That's another place they can be welded in!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238766
an un-novel idea
If it isn't strong enough, just add another layer. Side reinforcing plates at this corner are 4 layers thick including the original joining plate. Plus an extra top plate layer. Hey, maybe it isn't such a good idea to build end posts at less than 45 degree angles?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.647222,-75.090278
Carries Milford Road over Lehigh Valley Mainline
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet
Overview: Wrought iron Howe pony truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Mainline on Milford Road in Bloomsbury
History: Built 1891, altered 1917; rehabilitated 1933-4
Built: 1891
Location: Hunterdon County
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238482
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238483
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238485
and Howe
summer brush makes it hard to get a good look, but this really is a Howe pony truss and it's a really hefty and solid one.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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"X marks the spot", or at least the Howe truss. Note spacer washers between channel sections on diagonals, and note that top and sides of top chord are made from flat plates riveted together via small angle channels. And those "extra" rivets between the diagonals in the bottom of the top chord ...
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238487
this is a bit unusual
... aren't extra at all, but serve to hold this "internal lacing" or "ribbon lacing" in place. I had to seriously overexpose the picture to show that the internal straps are only about 3-4" tall, and made from quite short lengths of metal.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.625278,-74.756111
Carries Mill Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rockaway Creek on Mill Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 2005
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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237717
2 span pony
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237718
chords and diagonals are riveted to plates
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237719
outriggers
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237720
pipe railing seems original, including ball ends.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.572222,-75.095278
Carries Mill Street over Quequacommisacong Creek
Design: truss/pony/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Queenpost pony truss bridge over Quequacommisacong Creek on Mill Street in Milford
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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238727
A Proper Queen
Verticals in a queenpost are tension members only, so round iron rods were used.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238728
15 tons?
15 tons seems a bit high, even though this is a very short bridge. Maybe new joists/stringers are carrying most of the load?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238729
a question of minimalism
the round horizontal rod could be a railing. Or is it in tension to keep the end posts from splaying?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238730
later additions
Turnbuckle adjusted counter diagonals and an adjustable interim upper lower chord strap? The strap is intriguing, and could only work if there were no abutments? Like a fully portable freestanding truss?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Mill Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.453285,-75.024336
Carries Milltown Road over Lockatong Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Milltown Road in Kingtown
History: Built 1850-1900; rehabilitated 1929
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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239327
the charm meter is off the scale at this location
A pretty little bridge by a quaint little mill set between the forested rolling hills, and though the water wheel is long gone, herons and egrets still hunt for lunch in the quiet millpond.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239328
I think it says something when they put up a plaque that says "hey, we fixed it up in this year".
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239329
One early 1900s Warren, original railings included. My guess is this one is pre 1914; it does not have that "boiler room" WWI look I sometimes think of as "too many rivets".
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239330
100K087 is this one's national ID, the county shortens that. IDs make spotting the proper bridge so much easier.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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It's a pretty long drop for such a short bridge; that mill race must have had a lot of flow once upon a time.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239332
view from the mill pond ... sorry, too many trees
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Milltown Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in September 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.700833,-74.786389
Carries Mountain Road over Rockway Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Rockway Creek on Mountain Road
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.622371,-74.790813
Carries Mountain Road over Raritan Valley Line
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Raritan Valley Line on Mountain Road
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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238014
Approaching bridge from the North.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238015
Looking down the west side onto the tracks. Note the laced lower chords.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238016
View of the east side from the north.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238017
west side of bridge viewed from the north
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238018
The entire bridge is made of lacing. Top and bottom chords, verticals, diagonals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238019
hefty laced diagonal looks strong enough for another 100 years life.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Mountain Road Bridge
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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Mountain Road Bridge
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.753889,-74.927222
Carries Mowder Hill Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Mowder Hill Road
History: Damaged by overweight truck and closed April 2000
Built: 1897
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Hunterdon County's "medium weight" semi-modular Warren. This one doesn't have the center section that adds 20 feet or so like some others have. The more heavy duty bridge is a polygonal top chord Warren, and it is made from larger I beams.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Mowder Hill Road Bridge
2000 view
Photo from Hunterdon County
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.605556,-75.170556
Carries Mt. Joy Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Mt. Joy Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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talk about your "small towns"
North portal view. Bridge is within feet of a mill, miller's house, tavern, etc., all early 19th century buildings.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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remains of the mill race is nearly underneath the bridge. Mill buildings are now homes.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Does This Mean It's Iron?
Mark of the Passaic Rolling Mill Company of Paterson NJ, makers of rolled iron for ships, railways, bridges, and a large part of the NYC subway system.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Builder's plaque ... probably not original.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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photo taken from the porch steps of the left building in the last picture. Floor beams are much heavier H-beams compared to originals which were such thin "I" section beams they were nearly railroad track. See Historicbridges.org for older pictures.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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South portal view. The buildings on this side go right up to the bridge as well.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Mt. Joy Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in October 2017
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.767222,-74.911667
Carries CR 645 over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on CR 645
History: Built ca. 1885; rehabilitated 1960; replaced with new pony truss in 2019
Built: ca. 1885
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Smith Bridge Co Toledo, O Both builder's plaques are in perfect condition
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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pin connected of course. Outriggers added later naturally.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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A few rivets have been replaced by nuts and bolts
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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half hip?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.738611,-74.941111
Carries Changewater Road over Musconetcong River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Musconetcong River on CR 645
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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The arch bridge seen from Musconetcong River Road.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Original railings are behind the guard, and are not open for pedestrian use right now.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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A closer view of the railings, with their nice floral decorations.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Changewater Road Bridge
Photo from Facebook
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.725000,-74.910000
Carries Newport Road over Spruce Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Spruce Run on Newport Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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This little old arch is well hidden by a forest of pricker bushes. Ouch!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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No, I was NOT kidding about all the pricker bushes.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.464444,-74.976389
Carries Old Mill Road over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on Old Mill Road
History: Built 1899, altered 1955
Built: 1889
Location: Hunterdon County
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The bridge is paved, the road is not.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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all it needs is water
Bridge abutment has a tunnel in it to flow extra water, but the creek is just about empty right now. And yes, the bridge does go up hill a little bit.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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New floor beams and outriggers added later.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Floor beam is skewed a bit and also slightly twisted.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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This really is a tiny bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Skew
and some change details - extra chords and diagonals added over time, welds, plates, etc
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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a stream full of rocks
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Railing seems period appropriate, perhaps original.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.699444,-74.746389
Carries Palatine Road over Branch of Lamington River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Lamington River on Palatine Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.595278,-74.858611
Carries Payne Road over Prescott Brook
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prescott Brook on Payne Road
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899
Location: Hunterdon County
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this is a tiny little bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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it's so easy to see the modifications made to it over the decades, though the railings are original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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outriggers added later of course
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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once upon a time this was a pin connected Pratt
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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So many updates for such a tiny bridge that crosses a creek barely 3 feet wide in the dry season
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.519167,-74.833611
Carries Pennsylvania Avenue Ext. over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over a tributary of South Branch Raritan River on Pennsylvania Avenue Ext.
History: Built 1872; rehabilitated 1961
Built: 1872
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Removed in 2014
Location: 40.515278,-74.842222
Carries Pennsylvania Avenue Ext. over Black River & Western RR
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Black River & Western RR on Pennsylvania Avenue Ext.
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1918
Location: Hunterdon County
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very sharp corner keeps speeds down.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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The arch is built in, to give a bit more room to trains underneath.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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skew much? South end of bridge is much longer than North end.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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view south towards Flemington. These tracks get used once a week in the summer for a small scenic train.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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looking north. If you know the county, and you see that water tower, it means one thing to a bridge junkie: you're right around the corner from the Rockafellows Mills bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.778889,-74.900278
Carries Penwell Road over Branch of Musconetcong River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over a branch of Musconetcong River on Penwell Road
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.778050,-74.903018
Carries Penwell Road over Musconetcong River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Musconetcong River on Penwell Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.444722,-74.965000
Carries Pine Hill Road over Branch of Wickecheoke Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Wickecheoke Creek on Pine Hill Road
History: Built 1849
Built: 1849
Location: Hunterdon County
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Pine Hill Road Bridge
Photo taken by Joe B
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.598333,-74.904722
Carries Pine Hill Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Pine Hill Road
History: Built ca. 1900
Built: ca. 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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the little bridge just appears in the forest
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Crossing the S. Branch Raritan River into the back drive to YMCA Camp Carr. Note the tension adjusters along the top chord
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Outriggers are one of many modifications made over the years. Once upon a time this was a simple pinned Pratt, but it's been updated and strengthened every which way for decades.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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A view from downstream
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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A closer look at some of the modifications. Lower chords are now welded to plates, newer floor beams, outriggers welded on, verticals welded to floor beams, corrugated steel decking, etc.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Pine Hill Road Bridge
closed temporarily for repaire
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.540556,-74.758611
Carries US 202 over Pleasant Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pleasant Run on US 202
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1961
Built: 1933
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.468611,-74.957222
Carries Lockton-Sergeantsville Road over Plum Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Plum Brook on Lockton-Sergeantsville Road
History: Built 1910-1925; altered 1947; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.667222,-74.776667
Carries Potterstown Road over North Branch Rockaway Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over North Branch Rockaway Creek on Potterstown Road
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1961, replaced 2005
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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Potterstown Road new Pratt
photo courtesy of Hunterdon County Dept of Roads and Bridges
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T6BridgeOpening.jpg
Opening ceremony for the new bridge, November 2, 2006
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The only thing left
At least they kept the builder's plaque. The old bridge was built by ABC.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Historic AND Notable!
How many brand new Pratt pony bridges with laced verticals and diagonals is YOUR county building?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Special for Bridge Hunters
It's like they knew we were coming.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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It's real and it's fantastic
Yes, this is an actual working modern truss bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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One Pratt Pony, extra lacing
This is yet another of the nearly generic flat top pony bridges we are getting these days in the county, but instead of making it a Warren, the fabricators took that extra step to make it a Pratt. Maybe for some historical continuity?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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No, no rivets. Sorry
Lacing is real, made from individual pieces of steel, but welded on instead of riveted. But lacing, in the 21st Century. How cool is that?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Feet are bolted down, but have some small anti-vibration disk in the mix.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Notable!
This is different: the crash barrier has it's own verticals, which are attached to the abutments and to the floor beams. Black AV plate on truss foot is just barely visible.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Overexposed picture shows the crash barrier verticals tied to the galvanized floor beam, which in turn is bolted to the extended end of the verticals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.470000,-74.778333
Carries Rainbow Hill Road over Neshanic River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Neshanic River on Rainbow Hill Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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old style county ID was written on with welding rod.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.513611,-74.921111
Carries Rake Factory Road over Branch of Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 51.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Wickecheoke Creek on Rake Factory Road
History: Built 1915; moved 1950; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1915
Location: Hunterdon County
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view from Rake Road looking South
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Looking North from Sam Levine Road. Nice outriggers.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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outriggers are riveted to gusset plate extension, which has floor beam welded to it?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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channel sections are marked "BETHLEHEM"
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.660000,-75.063333
Carries Raritan Vally Line over NJ 173
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over NJ 173 on NS
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by fronobulax
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Overpass of Former CNJ RR
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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NS - NJ173 Overpass
looking southeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Restoration complete, bridge open
Undergone a $3.2M restoration. Bridge once again crosses Lockatong Creek. The trusses look great replacement railings and guardrail are a slightly different shade of green so you can tell what is not original but it doesn't scream at you.
Location: 40.416291,-75.017414
Carries Raven Rock Rosemont Road over Lockatong Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Phoenix column Pratt through truss
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Raven Rock Road
History: Built 1878
Built: 1878
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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builder's plaque
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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railing support is original.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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angled brace added to end post at some later date. brackets added to hip verticals also.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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portal bracing / decoration got broken when end plate was added.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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a look underneath. Corrugated deck is getting rusty. Floor beams are not original. Creek is extremely low this year.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.523741,-75.063052
Carries River Road over Nishisakawick Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Nishisakawick Creek on River Road in Frenchtown
History: Rehabilitated 1994
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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River Road Bridge -- May 16, 2010
Overview looking towards Frenchtown and PRR Bel-Del Bridge to the right
Photo taken by Raymond Klein
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River Road Bridge May 16, 2010
Side view Delaware river to my rear and PRR Bel-Del Brach Bridge right behind it
Photo taken by Raymond Klein
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view from the RR bridge looking down and out towards Delaware River.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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the old RR arch bridge is THIS close. It now carries a jogging trail. Outrigger attaching pins are interesting on the Warren pony.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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more detail on the outriggers
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2019
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River Road Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
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River Road Bridge
looking east with D&R Trail bridge in rear
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
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River Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.520556,-74.820278
Carries Rockafellows Mill over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 140.1 Feet
Span Length: 138.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Rockafellows Mill
History: Built 1900 refurbished 2010
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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portal view
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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close up of the new "original" decoration and builder's plate
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Laced top lateral struts share the pin connection with the diagonals and verticals on the top chord
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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laced verticals, eyebar diagonals. Brown painted guard rail is modern and incorporates a lattice that looks a little like the original lattice but is twice as dense a weave.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Significant improvements on the abutments, vibration absorbing blocks under the feet, and bigger joists and floor beams welded into a slight arch contribute to the 500% load rating improvement
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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lower chord pin connections. The pin nuts are as big around as a coffee mug
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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A look underneath shows 6 big joists boxed into the massive floor beams, with modern bottom lateral tension rod bracing.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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another view below. Notice that floor beams are above lower chord pins, and how outer joists are boxed by smaller I beams twice between each floor beam
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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The secret to success? Deck is now a low arch, making this bridge something like a Burr truss only with a Pratt upper section. Original deck was raised on both ends up to the hip verticals, but flat across the middle. (see http://www.historicbridges.org/newjersey/rockefellowsmills/img_1696.jpg )
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
Status: Splint reinforced with pair of 36"x12" girders
Location: 40.623367,-74.720900
Carries Island Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Rockaway Creek on Island Road
History: splint reinforced in 2001
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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3 supports 8
3 foot tall girders strapped to 8 foot tall pony truss.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Pretty much original, except for a couple dozen nuts and bolts and a welded up extra set of lower chords. Oh, and that pair of MASSIVE girders on new abutments.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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steel is marked "Eastern". Top corners seem original, which is rather rare. Most have generations of extra plates welded on at this point, and extra hip diagonals etc.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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a few dings in the past 110 years or so.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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one of the few creeks in the county with any water right now
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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One of the running repairs is a handful of nuts and bolts replacing some of the rivets where the top chord members butt together.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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A paved bridge on an unpaved road; Island Road sees very little traffic.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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that'll do it
waist high girders probably each probably have more steel in them than in the entire bridge, newer floor beams included.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: FOUND: still exists, surrounded by modern girder span
Location: 40.630255,-74.736187
Carries Lamington Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Through truss made from 12"x38" 1.625" thick Girders, with heavy floor beams underneath them. This new bridge completely surrounds the original 1890s wrought iron Pratt through truss which is still in place.
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: "Lost" through truss bridge over Rockaway Creek on Lamington Road
History: Possibly strengthened 2000
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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looks like the original 1890s iron Pratt from a distance
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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what's that gray thing? Holy cow, it's Mega-Girder!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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"wrapper" bridge made from 12"x38" I beams completely obviates original truss.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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knee bracing at top struts does not appear original. This lateral strut is also newer.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Railings are original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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unusual rivets have "flower pot" bottoms and pointy tops. Machine done?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Portal detail. County document says this bridge is wrought iron, at least for the compression parts.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.672500,-74.782778
Carries Rockaway Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over Rockaway Creek on Rockaway Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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238776
Meet the new bridge, ca 2001: county generic medium duty 5 section Warren. Interesting how the lower chord is level, but the road surface has significant arch to it, and is nearly a foot higher than you'd expect. Extra heavy duty stringers with an arch built in for extra support? The new abutments could handle that.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Outer ends of the floor beams are bolted to the verticals, which are extended below the lower chord. Lower chord center section bolts can be seen if you enlarge the picture.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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truss is delivered by truck: 2 pieces bolt together, then mid section of lower chord is cut to length and bolted in.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Someone has put a steel net across the stream. Maybe to catch branches from the storms? It's far too big to catch fish.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.679444,-74.799722
Carries Rockaway Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.2 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Rockaway Creek on Rockaway Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.681944,-74.800278
Carries Rockaway Road over Rockaway Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Rockaway Creek on Rockaway Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.701111,-74.943611
Carries School Street over Spruce Run River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel, wrought- and cast-iron Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spruce Run River on School Street in Glen Gardner
History: Built 1870 by the Cowin Iron Works; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1870
Location: Hunterdon County
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Color photo
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
172137
General View Of South Side Of Bridge Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking East Across Deck From West End
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Perspective View Of West Endposts And Pedestrian Walkway Looking Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking West Across Deck From East End
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Perspective View Of East End Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Masonry Wingwall On West End (South Side)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Northwest Endpost And Pedestrian Walkway Looking East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of North Truss And Pedestrian Walkway Looking East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of South Truss
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Southeast Endpost
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of South Truss, Lower Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Upper Chord Connection Box
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Diagonal Splice
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Pedestrian Walkway, Railing And Post
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
237819
streamside view showing just how light the flooring is on this 3 ton rated bridge (was 4 tons in older pictures)
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237820
floor beams, joists, and corrugated deck plate seem to be in perfect condition
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237821
original railing beam tied to latest floor beam. Patent diagonal tension adjuster visible on middle beam.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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closer view of patented tension adjuster for diagonals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237827
Locking key peg for tension adjuster. This one looks to be welded in place.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237828
Street level view of adjusters in the base of each cast iron vertical, with locking key pegs in place.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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builder's plaque not necessary
Builder's info is cast into top chords: CW Cowin, Lambertville NJ (Lambertville is 30 miles south)
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487743
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.364681,-74.941411
Carries South Franklin Street over Swan Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Swan Creek on South Franklin Street in Lambertville
History: Built 1873
Built: 1873
Location: Hunterdon County
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493476
South Franklin Street Bridge
looking west; NJ 29 bridge in rear
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
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South Franklin Street Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493478
South Franklin Street Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
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South Franklin Street Bridge
builders stone
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.364167,-74.944167
Carries South Union Street over Swan Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Swan Creek on South Union Street in Lambertville
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Hunterdon County
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493488
South Union Street Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493489
South Union Street Bridge
builders stone
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.691111,-74.936667
Carries Main Street over Spruce Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Spruce Run on Main Street in Glen Gardner
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1930
Location: Hunterdon County
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487748
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.572523,-74.867595
Carries Stanton Station Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Stanton Station Road
History: Built 1880; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1880
Location: Hunterdon County
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237896
silhouette of builder's plaque shows fancy floral decorations and scroll work. Some bits are missing from plaques at both ends of bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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1880 Cleveland Bridge. & Iron Co
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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horizontal mid-line reinforcing bar was added in 1930s
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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wind bracing matches portal bracing
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237900
portal view
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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detail of laced verticals and lower pinned chords
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Stanton Station Road Bridge
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2020
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Stanton Station Road Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496214
Stanton Station Road Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496215
Stanton Station Road Bridge
looking southeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496216
Stanton Station Road Bridge
looking southeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.490278,-74.938333
Carries Stone Sign Post Road over Plum Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Plum Brook on Stone Sign Post Road
History: Built 1903; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1903
Location: Hunterdon County
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239358
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239359
Oversized H beam is not original, and the outrigger was added later too.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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committee plaque
Yes, that's a great big doorknob. No, it really doesn't do anything. But it is a novel way to attach a vertical and adjust it, right?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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original railings!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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A bit of skew is visible on the floor beam.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Extra strap on top chord is probably not original, appears welded on, but it has been there a very very long time.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.436944,-75.011667
Carries Strimples Mill Road over Lockatong Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 95.1 Feet
Span Length: 93.2 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Strimples Mill Road
History: Built 1897; rehabilitated 2005
Built: 1897
Location: Hunterdon County
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portal view from east end
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239334
WIBCo builder's plaque
our old friends, the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton Ohio
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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portal view from west end
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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a few extra rods added over the decades
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239338
no, those knee braces were not original. Neither was the paper hornet's nest!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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the reason it's called Strimple's Mill Road.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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The mill, right next to the bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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4 rivets replaced with bolts top, 3 replaced bottom.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239345
the famous "crow foot" hip vertical, in extreme close-up
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce
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Hunterdon County Bridge D-481
Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Last restoration/ major service
Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Strimples Mill - still in business!
Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
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Photo taken by Ellen T. in April 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.579444,-74.880557
Carries Sunnyside Road aka Old Clinton Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with no verticals
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Sunnyside Road
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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237891
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237892
outriggers were added at a later date
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237893
steel for top chord sections is from Carnegie
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237894
diagonals are made from tightly laced angles. Top chord, end posts, and hip diagonals are not laced
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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This is the small stone arch bridge right next to the pony truss that is often mentioned in documentation
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Old Clinton Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
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Old Clinton Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Old Clinton Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496219
Old Clinton Road Bridge
looking west at stone arch to south of river bridge
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.364771,-74.942500
Carries South Main Street over Swan Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 31.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Swan Creek on South Main Street in Lambertville
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Hunterdon County
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493483
Swan Creek Bridge
looking southeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493484
Swan Creek Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493485
Swan Creek Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
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Swan Creek Bridge
dedication stone
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493487
Swan Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.365027,-74.938949
Carries CR 518 over Swan Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Swan Creek on CR 518 in Lambertville
History: Built 1876
Built: 1876
Location: Hunterdon County
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493475
Swan Creek Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.364648,-74.941743
Carries NJ 29 over Swan Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Swan Creek on NJ 29 in Lambertville
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Hunterdon County
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480356
Swan Creek Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Sjcherno in 2016
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Swan Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493481
Swan Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493482
Swan Creek Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.618611,-74.932500
Carries CR 513 over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over a tributary of South Branch Raritan River on CR 513
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.428280,-74.830640
Carries CR 602 over Tributary of Back Brook
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tributary of Back Brook on CR 602
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1934
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.743333,-74.840000
Carries Trimmer Road over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over a tributary of South Branch Raritan River on Trimmer Road
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1930
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2007
Location: 40.507500,-75.002778
Carries Union Road over Lockatong Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lockatong Creek on Union Road in Kingtown
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1947
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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239538
new bridge is next to sports park and has a nice walkway along the side
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239539
nice walkway has a nice railing and several well cared for plantings
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
239540
Bridge is a modern, medium size, flat top, H beam Warren truss with alternate verticals. This one is a bit smaller than standard, and does not have the "bolts together in the middle" design that the newer, larger generic Warrens do.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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but it is real, and the trusses hold up significant floor beams, which in this case are at about a 20 degree skew.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.593333,-74.944722
Carries Upper Kingtown Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Capoolong Creek on Upper Kingtown Road
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1919
Location: Hunterdon County
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It's a miracle
the one and only pony truss in Hunterdon County that was built with outriggers instead of getting them attached later on.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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the bridge in it's setting, just off of Pittstown Road.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Floor beams are bolted to outriggers, which shows that they are replacements/upgrades.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238418
Abutments are stratified: there have been bridges at this spot for a very long time now. 300 years or more perhaps.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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pretty as a postcard
Pipe railing is original, but now hides behind modern guardrail. Bridge is on the edge of a neighborhood and farmyard made of early 19th century stone buildings.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Look closely and you'll find a few nuts and bolts replacing some rivets.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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look REAL closely and you'll find that just one rivet on the entire bridge is of the flat bottom variety!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Upper Kingtown Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.704167,-74.987222
Carries Valley Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Valley Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1926, modernized and widened to two lanes 2010
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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238388
Unusual lifted "hangers" make you wonder ...
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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who is supporting who? Massive stringers on their own new abutments and thick concrete slab deck are probably more than this hefty pony could originally support, especially after widening.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Lower chords are good hefty eyebar, but look! TAPERED VERTICALS with welded center plates. Cool.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Tapered verticals with welded up center sections! And NO outriggers!!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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wide bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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the new quaint view from one end
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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and the old quaint view from the other.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Shurts Road
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.683274,-75.038645
Carries Valley Station Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Original bridge was 2 span pinned PRATT HALF HIP 4 panel ponies. New bridge is 2 span Warren pony truss with alternating verticals.
Total Length: 117.1 Feet
Span Length: 117.1 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Valley Station Road
History: Built 1901; replaced 2005
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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238454
medium duty county generic replacement
flat top Warren with alternate verticals: the standard medium duty county pony truss these days.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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2 spans
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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interesting metal facing on the pier in the middle
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.451667,-74.815833
Carries Van Lieus Road over Back Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Back Brook on Van Lieus Road
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1953
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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abutment wings are not in the best shape
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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this kind of thing makes it easy to know you've got the right bridge!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.665556,-74.891389
Carries Washington Avenue over South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 114.5 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Washington Avenue in High Bridge
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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494581
Washington Avenue Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Stone Mill Bridge
This may be the predecessor to the Washington Avenue bridge.
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.463889,-74.785556
Carries Welisewitz Road over Tributary of Back Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over a tributary of Back Brook on Welisewitz Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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on a dark and quiet rural road, under the trees and over the quiet backwater brook
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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half covered in lichens and seemingly forgotten by time
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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pretty much all original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Ok, perhaps the floor beams are replacements, maybe. But the railing brackets which are part of the lacing are original.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Welisewitz Road Bridge
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Welisewitz Road Bridge
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.671944,-74.915278
Carries NJ 31 over Willoughby Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Willoughby Brook on NJ 31
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.351111,-74.871389
Carries Wilson Road over Moores Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Moores Creek on Wilson Road
History: Built 1920, heavily modified ca 1960
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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This was a pinned pony once. Once. Not any more.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.392222,-74.834722
Carries Woodsville Road over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Peters Brook on Woodsville Road
History: Built 1840; rehabilitated 1920
Built: 1840
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.576667,-75.095000
Carries York Street over Hakihohake Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hakihohake Creek on York Street in Milford
History: Built 1901, altered 1976, rehabilitated 2008
Built: 1901
Location: Hunterdon County
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Bridge M94 has seen it's share of repairs and improvements over the decades. End posts have 3 layers of top plate at this point.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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The angle between outriggers and floor beams shows how much skew there is. Note new diagonals, time after time, across the years.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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your picture postcard of the day
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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you can almost set your watch - well, your calendar perhaps - by the updates and repairs done to this bridge. Latest and greatest fixes are the galvanized H section beams and the new bases for the outriggers.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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York Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2020
Status: Destroyed by vehicle collision in 1978
Location: 40.603889,-74.902389
Carries CR 2 over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/fink
Design Details: Fink through truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wrought iron through truss over South Branch Raritan River on CR 2 (Hamden Rd) in Hamden
History: Built 1858
Built: 1858
Location: Hunterdon County
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View Looking Southeast, 3/4 Elevation Photocopy Of Historic Photograph, Office Of Hunterdon County Engineer, Flemington, Nj, Ca. 1940-50. Photographer Unknown
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking Northeast, General Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking Southeast, 3/4 Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking Southeast,'Barrel Shot'
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking East, 3/4 Elevation Showing Bottom Chord Connections
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking Northwest, 3/4 Elevation Showing Bottom Chord Connections
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Endpost Loking East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Northwest Portal
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Looking Southeast Showing Diagonal Tension Members Guardrail
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Looking East, Showing Bottom Chord Connections
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Showing Base Of Endpost And Bolts Connecting Bridge To Abutment
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Northwest Portal Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View, Top Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Of Builders Plaque From The Bridge, Now Located At The Hunterdon County Engineer's Office. Photocopied From 35mm Slide, Original By Alex Gratiot, Photographer,
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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River level gauge still attached to abutment, still working
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
237581
Dead Hamden Fink
county photos of the collapsed bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce
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A nice Pratt truss footbridge where the Fink once stood. Hamden Rd now dead-ends at the corner with Lower Landsdown, and River Rd begins on the far side of the footbridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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Hamden Road Bridge
The Courier-News: August 18 1937
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Hamden Road Bridge
The Courier-News: August 18 1937
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Hamden Road Bridge
The Courier-News: October 4 1978
Status: Closed to traffic
Location: 40.720483,-74.963512
Carries Rymon Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel, wrought- and cast-iron pony truss with vertical endpoints
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Iron pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Rymon Road
History: Built 1868 by the Cowin Iron Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1868
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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General View Looking South Showing North Truss Of Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Perspective View Looking Northeast From West End Of Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Looking West Across Bridge From East End
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of South Truss Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Perspective View Of North Truss Looking Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Northwest Masonry Wingwall
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of End Post And Masonry Abutment
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of End Post And Railing Connections
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Of End Post And Upper Chord On Northwest End Of Bridge Looking North, Showing Inscription
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Truss
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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NJ 03M 1a
Photo taken by Chester Gehman May, 2001
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NJ 03M 2a
Photo taken by Chester Gehman May, 2001
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NJ 03M 3a
Photo taken by Chester Gehman May, 2001
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Shoddy Mill Road Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Zeete in 2018
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.669163,-74.887582
Carries the Taylor Steel Workers Historical Greenway over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on the Taylor Steel Workers Historical Greenway
History:
Built: 1890
Location: Hunterdon County
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Overview
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=36999
By William Honachefsky Jr, December 2, 2004
237699
remains of a far older abutment just off camera from where picture is taken from. Small scale through girder bridge visible just past the half subdivided Warren.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237700
low angle view shows how modest this bridge is. It was never built to handle anything heavier than a 2 horse wagon at most.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237701
Duct tape - the newest thing for bridge repairs!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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West end of bridge. No builder's plate or other ID is visible.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237703
Railing is very interesting in an "how did that get here" kind of way; it's the same yellow color as the Higginsville Rd bridges and could date back to 1900 or before. The county has lots of spare parts around, but you'd think this bridge, but in the middle of a steel factory, would have been made by the steel company themselves?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Though the top chords may be wide (about 9") they are very lightweight, as are the laced verticals and diagonals
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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It can't be a camelback because it's a Warren truss. But it is a 5 section polygonal top chord.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
494579
TISCO Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494580
TISCO Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 40.475880,-74.841225
Carries Lost extension of Kuhl Road over Neshanic River
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Neshanic River on Lost extension of Kuhl Road or Hampton Corner Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Portal View: No Tresspassing
Chained gate across the Kuhl Rd end of the bridge. Bridge is perhaps 10 feet from the edge of the current corner's pavement. You CAN'T miss this thing.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Ok, the outriggers might be made from slightly smaller rolled stock ... but some of the floor beams are made from the same smaller size stuff.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238538
9 or 10 panels? This isn't that tall a bridge, so the sections are short, but there sure are a lot of them.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238539
almost good to go
clean off some brush and add a railing, and it could be put back in use. Nearly.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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No question about it: it's a Howe. All the diagonals slop away from the middle, as parallels to a central kingpost.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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10 sections if you count the end post ones. And the reinforcing plate above the center on the top chord appears to be the only thing with bolts or rivets on the whole bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238542
white paint probably has lead in it. River seems more like a brown lake today.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Top chord also has an extra top plate on it in the middle section
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238544
looking North towards the other Kuhl Rd bridge, which is around the next bend
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238545
it's hard NOT to drive right onto this bridge
That's the corner of Kuhl Rd, right behind that tiny blue car.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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A bit of reinforcing?
A couple of plates welded on to the end posts. This one on the bottom
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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A bit of reinforcing?
This one on the top.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238548
How can this bridge have been "lost"?
This is the view from the road, 30 yards away. It's completely NOT hidden.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.688056,-75.000556
Carries Iron Bridge Road over Raritan Valley Ln
Design: girder
Design Details: Galvanized Girder bridge, skewed nearly 45 degrees to RR. Bridge is also at an angle to the road, turning sharply to the right as you come downhill. This makes the bridge nearly a blind corner all by itself.
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over abandoned Raritan Valley Line on Iron Bridge Road
History: Built 1852; new bridge installed 1900, rehabilitated 2002
Built: 2002
Location: Hunterdon County
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coming downhill, NW, onto the bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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view from the north from the abandoned rail line.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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View from the south. Note changes to the abutments.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Looking back uphill. Note how steep road is.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Skew much? Bridge is at 45 degrees to road and to RR underneath. Surface is wood planks.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
237578
Galvanized I beams don't rust. Simple bottom lateral bracing.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Iron Bridge Road
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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Iron Bridge Road
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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Iron Bridge Road
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
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Iron Bridge Road
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Iron Bridge Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2019
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Iron Bridge Road Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2019
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Iron Bridge Road Bridge
at track level
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.611667,-74.908889
Carries Hamden Road over South Branch of Raritan River
Design: truss/modern/pony/warren
Design Details: Modern Warren pony truss
Total Length: 168.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.7 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over South Branch of Raritan River on Hamden Road
History: Built 2005
Built: 2005
Location: Hunterdon County
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approaching the bridge from the south.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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looking west to upstream side of bridge
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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walkway along eastern downstream side
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
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both spans. The river flows quickly here
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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a look underneath: thoroughly modern and in brand-new condition
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.669722,-74.891944
Carries Thomas Street over High Brd Indus(Aban)
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over High Brd Indus(Aban) on Thomas Street
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Hunterdon County
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a typical 2 lane through girder bridge that passes over a former rail line
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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walkway railing is original
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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builder's plate: American Bridge Company U.S.A. 1937
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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stacked plates in center of span
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Thomas Street Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Thomas Street Bridge
looking north with new paint
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
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Thomas Street Bridge
builders plaque with new paint
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.484167,-74.943333
Carries Locktwn-Flemington Road over Plum Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Plum Brook on Locktwn-Flemington Road
History: Built 1900, altered 1975ca, reconstructed 2004
Built: 1900
Location: Hunterdon County
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A cute little Warren truss on a quiet wooded country lane. But hey, aren't those angles a bit wide??
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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What on earth?? HUGE floor beam, quite large joist beams, thick corrugated deck with asphalt. Plate is riveted, bolted, and welded to chords and diagonals.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Modern barrier all but hides the original bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Pretty little railings are still in there somewhere, with nice ball-end finials and medallions where the lattice straps cross.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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View from above shows pin hanger for floor beam, lower chord sections, and now useless vertical eyebar.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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How often do you see a bridge that was built with a trailer hitch on top? My guess is that this was originally some kind of hidden tension adjusting system.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Peck's Ferry Bridge
1942 view
Photo from Hunterdon County
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Peck's Ferry Bridge
1942 view
Photo from Hunterdon County
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.655370,-75.088894
Carries CR 579 (aka Church Street) over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on CR 579 (aka Church Street)
History: Built 1892, reconstructed 1995
Built: 1892
Location: Hunterdon County
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View from Rt 173 on the old mill property. This bridge is 25 yards downstream from a millpond dam. As of August 2012 the bridge is getting some rust removal and repainting work.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Some portal decoration that might serve as very light bracing? It matches the railings at any rate. Notice that all knee bracing has been removed from top struts and portals. Hip diagonal is not be original. I have no idea what "ear bars" above top chord may have once been used for, but on other bridges that kind of thing usually carries barbed wire.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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railings are orginal
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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read the blue sign: Warren county starts at the intersection, therefore this bridge is in Hunterdon county.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Committee Plaque. Builder's plaque is gone.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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There is a pin connector under there somewhere. Plate welds, widening, girder stringer modernization all hide the original bits.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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What are these "ears" for? Lightning rods? Barbed wire? Christmas lights? Who knows?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Iron Bridge Looking North
The CR 579 bridge in Bloomsbury NJ long before it was widened and modernized. Sign says “CAUTION - $10 fine for traveling over this BRIDGE faster than a WALK.”
http://growingupbloomsbury.blogspot.com/
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Church Street Bridge
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circa 1912
Old Postcard View
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Bloomsbury NJ
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1924 Postmark, image looks older
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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1910 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
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Close up
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.636111,-74.909444
Carries Leigh Street over Beaver Brook
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Beaver Brook on Leigh Street
History: originally built circa 1900, rebuild over the years, replaced with concrete slab 1970s?, new version built 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Hunterdon County
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Time Stands Still In Clinton
and in large parts of Hunterdon County, which is why we have so darn many 100+ year old trusses! BUT this house is the key ... note the fancy porch columns and the front dormer.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Clntnleestrtfrbrdg11
Here is the same house, 101 years ago. Pretty much the same. Hey, check out that little Pratt Pony in the foreground!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce
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Same house - check the porch columns and the dormer. And here is our Beaver Brook Bridge, back in the day, all shiny and new. Nice railing! Deck seems too high for this to be a pin connected job. My guess is it's a riveted one.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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That great old house again, from the front to better match the angle of the old time pictures. The house is a law office these days, and the Leigh mansion across the street, that the street is named for, is the town gov and the police station.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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One last old picture. The dates are probably wrong, and as usual the print came out backwards, so I reversed it.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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The NBI description is mostly accurate: the bridge ENDS 50 feet from the intersection of Leigh Street and Route 173. It is AT the intersection. The parking lot next to the bridge, across from the big left turn arrow, is the side yard of that house with the fancy columns.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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And the Beaver Brook is still down there, somewhere.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Yup, there it is. This is the real downtown of Clinton. The antique part with the other bridge and all the old buildings is 1 block north. Clinton is a very small town. Beaver Brook is surprisingly deep, and the stream bed is quite far below surface level. Good; that means the brook will almost never flood.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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County ID is N-3 it seems.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Pre 1908 view
Spelled Lee on image but Leigh is probable.
Photo uploaded by Art S
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Clinton NJ BEAVER BROOK BRIDGE
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.632500,-74.910833
Carries I-78 Wb over South Br. Raritan River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 217.9 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over South Br. Raritan River on I-78 Wb
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1958
Location: Hunterdon County
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Westbound bridge is in the background, eastbound bridge is in the foreground. Center pylons don't seem to have extended bases or rip-rap; this picture was taken when the river is quite low.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Both really large highway bridges are nearly hidden in the dense foliage along the river. This belt of trees is only 50 yards thick by Hunt's Mills Park, yet is quite imposing.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.631667,-74.910833
Carries I-78 Eb over South Br. Raritan River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 217.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over South Br. Raritan River on I-78 Eb
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1957
Location: Hunterdon County
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Eastbound bridge in foreground, westbound bridge in background. Center pylons don't seem to have extended bases or pile rip-rap; the river was quite low when this picture was taken.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Yeah, it's just 50 yards ahead of you! Very dense foliage makes getting to the bridges difficult, even though this is a narrow belt of trees in a public park. There is no walkway along this east side of the river.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.677500,-74.912222
Carries Buffalo Hollow Road over NJT Raritan Valley Line
Design: truss/pony/bailey
Design Details: Bailey pony truss made from galvanized steel, load rated 10 tons, steel plate decking
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Bailey pony truss bridge over NJT Raritan Valley Line on Buffalo Hollow Road
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Hunterdon County
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"temporary" Bailey bridge looks out over Spruce Run Reservoir.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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lightweight galvanized sectional truss is rated for 10 tons.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Steel plate decking; the same kind the DPW puts over holes in the roads
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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view from the north east side
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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view from the north west side. Railroad tracks are still in great shape, way down there below.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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It wasn't me! The county uses Baileys to repair other bridges, so this may not have been a new section that was put in place here.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Buffalo Hollow Road
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Buffalo Hollow Road
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.723096,-74.959939
Carries New Hampton Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Modern county-generic polygonal top chord Warren with alternating verticals. H-beam welded gusset plate construction.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Musconetcong River on New Hampton Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238280
this is pretty much the generic county heavy duty polygonal top chord Warren.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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underrated load?
sign says this bridge is rated 4 tons. No way, unless they put in the lightest floor beams imaginable, or the abutments are failing. Neither of which would happen with a brand new bridge like this one.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.597500,-74.926944
Carries Lower Kingtown Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Concrete Beam
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Capoolong Creek on Lower Kingtown Road
History: Built 1997
Built: 1997
Location: Hunterdon County
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Just For Show
Hey, that alternate vertical Warren looks a bit small for a no restrictions 2 lane road
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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light and perky
a nice new pair of modern lightweight alternate vertical Warrens, cleanly welded and freshly painted.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Nothing to see here, move along
Don't look underneath; you'll see the hefty concrete the bridge is built from. There was a 1916 Warren pony here once, so when it was washed away the county made the new bridge look a bit like the old bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Lower Kingtown Road Bridge East
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.720556,-74.837500
Carries County Route 512 over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Steel stringer underneath pin connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on County Route 512
History: Built 1887; altered 1985; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1887
Location: Hunterdon County
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a grand old lady in white
Portal view of Main Street Bridge in Califon NJ from the downtown Historic District. Nice, but wait! Who's that guy on top of the bridge?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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pardon me while I freshen up
Bridge is having a full de-rusting, zinc coating, and multi-layer paint job, and the work just started. See those wires?
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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And there are those "horns" or "ears" again, like on the bridge at Bloomsbury. With wires in them this time!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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Ah ha! The horns and the wires form an over-frame, on which a massive tarp will be placed. That way, when the sand blasting and power chipping takes place, 1) they can work rain or shine, 2) almost all of the paint and rust chips will stay out of this pristine trout stream, and 3) quite a bit of the noise will be contained. And when that part is finished, 4) they can paint without worrying about the weather.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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is this called "below decks"?
Worker inspecting underside of bridge. Yes, it's not original anymore, the bridge has been widened, and now the old truss is held up by big steel stringers. So, would you rather have a big ugly concrete slab instead? Anyway, look what the fellow is standing on: another piece of corrugated decking, stretched from abutment to abutment. It supports several guys, hopefully catches anything that falls, and doesn't even (yet) need a pontoon in the middle to hold it up.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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A broader view of the bridge from the western side of the river. Paint crew's under decking visible, along with cantilevered walkway supports and stringers from 1985 modernization
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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they really tried
bolted on sections on top lateral struts show how much the bridge was widened. Cable is for the painting project, to support tarp that will soon wrap the bridge up.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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1887 railings are long gone ... and good riddance!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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This is what happens when trucks use a bridge with guard rails only strong enough to stop horses. Smartest bird in the county has built her nest between the top chord and the end post.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
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spot the fixes
This vertical has welded on lacing; all the others are riveted. Because it's a replacement, after a truck hit the old one and smashed it.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238451
pretty parts
Builder's plaques are original and in excellent shape. Portal bracing lacing and decoration is original between the riveted panels. Modern "sorta kinda" lacing was added to the outer portal sections when the bridge was widened. Widening was only about 6 feet, but that made stringers underneath necessary to modernize everything.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
238452
I.P. Bartley from over the mountain in Mount Olive Township was the builder ... only 4 bridges of theirs remain or perhaps were ever built.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012
310086
View Looking Northeast, Downstream Elevation
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
310087
View Looking Northwest, End Elevation
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
310088
Detail Of Typical Truss Joint At Deck Level
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
310089
View South, Detail Of Downstream Railing And Walk
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
310090
View Under Bridge, Showing Fish Belly Framing Construction
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
310091
Detail Of Downstream Truss Pin Joint
Photo taken by E. L. Kemp for the Historic American Engineering Record
416137
Pre 1907 view
1907 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
449120
1906 postmark
before widening..
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: "Lost" Warren pony replaced by new bridge underneath it
Location: 40.467778,-74.813056
Carries Co 609-Manners Road over Neshanic River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Neshanic River on Co 609-Manners Road
History: Flood damaged in 1999; replaced 2002
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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238623
roadside museum
Nice big Warren pony in great condition with original railing is now just decoration on this concrete beam bridge.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238624
Looks great from a distance!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238625
Looks great from a short distance!
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238626
ID number matches documentation
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238627
heart breaker
maybe it's better this way; you don't have to go wading in the stream to look at the lower chords.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
238628
a modern concrete beam bridge carries the load nowadays.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
493531
Manners Road over Neshanic River Bridge
1999 view
Photo from Hunterdon County
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.652293,-75.090249
Carries Railroad over Willow Avenue
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch / Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Willow Avenue on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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239747
Photo taken by Loretta Killian
239748
Photo taken by Loretta Killian
239749
Photo taken by Loretta Killian
239750
Photo taken by Loretta Killian
239992
Willow Ave underpass Bloomsbury NJ
While beautiful in a clear winter's light, underpass is imposing and nearly overwhelming in the deep shade on a summer's day. Overpass is easily 3 stories tall, perhaps 4.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012
467608
NS - Willow Avenue Overpass
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2020
487755
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.700561,-74.941687
Carries NJ Transit over West Hill Road & Stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over West Hill Road & Stream on NJ Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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239986
Photo taken by fronobulax
290776
Overpass of Former CNJ RR
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
487746
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.474674,-74.863993
Carries BR&W Railroad over Hampton Corner Road
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 Hampton Corner Road and Third Neshanic River on BR&W Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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257623
BR&W RR Copper Hill Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257624
Copper Hill Trestle
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
257685
Hampton Corner Rd
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.652424,-75.091494
Carries Railroads (NS) over Musconetcong River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Musconetcong River on Railroad (NS)
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.711257,-74.957227
Carries DL&W Railroad over Route 31
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 Route 31 on DL&W Railroad
History: Removed 1959
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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261601
lackawanna bridge removed 1959
Photo taken by dan t
Status: Under construction
Location: 40.583890,-74.945560
Carries White Bridge Road over Capoolong Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 71.0 Feet
Span Length: 72.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Capoolong Creek on White Bridge Road
History: Built 2013-2014
Built: 2014
Location: Hunterdon County
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280722
almost finished
view from West end shows skew, guard rails, lattice
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280723
some is real, some is show
lattice on verticals is just for show, tacked on over solid H beam. lattice on some of the diagonals is real.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280724
East End View
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280725
lower chord and floor beams
two piece lower chord; no lattice. Floor beam is bolted to gusset plate at base of verticals
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280726
underneath
good view underneath, showing new abutments with drainage system, floor beams and decking, etc.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280727
flat feet
Bridge feet are very flat. They were hard to get to in the muddy conditions, so I can't tell the design
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280728
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280729
21st Century Lattice
Note double section lower chord. This diagonal has fake lattice. the one behind it has real lattice.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
280730
Skew
South side of bridge is skewed about 15-16' west of north side. New guard rails are quite robust.
Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in March 2014
493624
White Bridge Road New Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.457861,-75.028944
Carries Byram Kingwood Road/County Route 651 over Lockatong Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 90.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lockatong Creek on Byram Kingwood Road/County Route 651
History: Built 1898; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1898
Location: Hunterdon County
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492732
Lockatong Creek Bridge
Photo from Caldwell Banker Homes
Status:
Location: 40.636553,-74.833651
Carries New Jersey Transit over Cherry Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Cherry Street on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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290772
Raritan Valley Line Overpass
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.707561,-74.957865
Carries Railroad over Main 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 Main Street on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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290778
Overpass of Former CNJ RR
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
290779
Overpass of Former CNJ RR
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
487751
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.679333,-75.020818
Carries Railroad over Asbury West Portal Road
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 Asbury West Portal Road on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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290786
Overpass of Former CNJ RR
Panoramio user Adam Elmquist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.645610,-75.025230
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 4893.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built: 1927
Location: Hunterdon County
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449505
NS - Musconetcong Tunnel
east portal
Photo from YouTube
460068
NS - Musconetcong Tunnel
east portal
Photo from Wikimapia
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Barry Road over Moore's Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Moore's Creek on Barry Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.350996,-74.899556
Carries Hunter Road over North Branch of Moores Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over North Branch of Moores Creek on Hunter Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.346340,-74.861452
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status:
Location: 40.493965,-74.863830
Carries Black River & Western Railroad over Dayton Road
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 Dayton Road on Black River & Western Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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347371
Black River and Western 50th Anniversary 138
Photo posted to Wikipedia by user O484~enwiki
495172
BRW - Dayton Road Overpass
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
495173
BRW - Dayton Road Overpass
looking east at interesting 'Low Bridge' markers
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Lost
Location: 40.537795,-74.834225
Carries Flemington Whitehouse Rd. over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Phoenix Columns
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: 9 panel Pratt through truss bridge
History: Build around the same time and in the same style as the Rosemont, Raven Rock Bridge
Built: 1878
Location: Hunterdon County
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344530
Flemington a view of a creek and the bridge over it
Lost Lambertville Iron Works / Corwin Iron Works bridge near Flemington, NJ
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446627
River view near Flemington NJ
same view, different card
Photo uploaded by Art S.
474297
Image taken Sept-Nov 1968
Old bridge at Darts Mill. Trestle bridge, three-story building in the background with damage to siding on top floor. Back of the photo says "Taken from new bridge; Sept - Nov 1968; See Hunterdon Review."
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.568431,-75.095167
Carries Bridge Street over Hakihokake Creek
Design: truss/through/lenticular
Design Details: Lenticular through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Hakihokake Creek on Bridge Street
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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350419
Photo uploaded by Art S
351200
1907 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S
436351
Milford NJ Lenticular 1.png
Bridge on left
Photo uploaded by Art S.
436352
Milford NJ Lenticular 2
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.666114,-74.889349
Carries Private Foundary Entrance Road over
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 on Private Foundary Entrance Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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351190
High Brridge Foundary
Bridge at far left.
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over South Branch, Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss - Two span, cast iron, vertical endpost Pratt pony truss. One span replaced with a regular Pratt pony by the early 1900s.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over South Branch, Raritan River
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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351191
Foundry Bridge High Bridge NJ
Photo uploaded by Art S
351192
Photo uploaded by Art S
418243
1906 view
Image 156 of 166 at website
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.778027,-74.903019
Carries Penwell Road over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Musconetcong River on Penwell Road
History:
Built: 1877
Location: Hunterdon County
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351470
Iron Bridge - Penwell, NJ
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.339202,-74.931835
Carries Old River Road over stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over stream on Old River Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493472
Old River Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493473
Old River Road Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493474
Old River Road Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.730527,-74.815645
Carries Frog Hollow Road over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River on Frog Hollow Road
History: Built 1860
Built: 1860
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.638077,-74.911078
Carries HALSTEAD STREET over SO BR OF RARITAN RIVER
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 132.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over SO BR OF RARITAN RIVER on HALSTEAD STREET
History:
Built: 2006
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.638053,-74.911067
Carries HALSTEAD STREET over SO BR OF RARITAN RIVER
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 130.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge on Halstead Street over South Branch Raritan River
History:
Built: 1932
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.638154,-74.911185
Carries Halstead over South Branch Raritan
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss with cast iron compression members.
Built late 1860s-early 1870s
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over South Branch Raritan on Halstead
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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410470
Circa 1907
Old Postcard View
466002
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.663602,-74.897482
Carries Arch Street over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Vertical endpost cast iron Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge on Arch Street over South Branch Raritan River
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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418245
Dorlands Bridge High Bridge
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Abutments remain
Location: 40.410780,-74.986982
Carries Rt-29 over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on Rt-29
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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423006
1910 postmark
It appears that the abutments remain to the west of the present crossing
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.568459,-75.095145
Carries Bridge Street over Hakihokake Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Cast Iron Vertical Endpost Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Hakihokake Creek on Bridge Street
History: Contract awarded August 22, 1873
Built: 1873
Location: Hunterdon County
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436353
Milford NJ cast Iron Pratt pony
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 40.364878,-74.949067
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware River
Design: truss/through/other
Design Details: Wernwag Truss
Total Length: 1051.0 Feet
Span Length: 175.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
History: Opened Sept. 12, 1814. Damaged by the flood of 1841 and 3 spans replaced.
Built: 1814
Location: Hunterdon County
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437093
Card dates to 1904
Photo uploaded by Art S.
439460
1843 drawing
Photo uploaded by Art S.
440307
The great covered bridge connecting New Hope and Lambertville New Jersey
Photo uploaded by Art S.
459871
same or similar to first image but colorized
Photo uploaded by Art S.
474300
1903 flood
Photo uploaded by Art S.
474301
1903 flood
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Superstructure replaced
Location: 40.566393,-75.098412
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 666.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1842
Built: 1842
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.380604,-74.947865
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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438060
1907
Initial location a guess
Photo uploaded by Art S.
481644
LAMBERTVILLE NJ OLD COVERED BRIDGE
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Superstructure replaced
Location: 40.508970,-74.785602
Carries Higginsville Road over Raritan River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Higginsville Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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438513
1909 Postmark
Image of the covered south span with the 1890 north span replaced. Note the south span truss dates to 1893
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Superstructure replaced
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Higginsville Road over Raritan River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Higginsville Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.404350,-74.978603
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware & Raritan Canal (Feeder)
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal (Feeder) on Bridge Street
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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438814
1913 date on back
Canal bridge in foreground, old Delaware River covered bridge in background.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.379650,-74.951961
Carries Barbers Farm Br. over D&R Canal Feeder
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over D&R Canal Feeder on Barbers Farm Br.
History: Built 1987
Built: 1987
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 40.377491,-74.950751
Carries D&R Canal over Alexauken Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Aqueduct over Alexauken Creek on D&R Canal
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Superstructure replaced
Location: 40.407765,-75.037301
Carries over Delaware River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 705.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Delaware River
History: Built 1835
Built: 1835
Location: Hunterdon County
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439498
Lumberville Bridge
Late in life with one span replaced (in 1903?)
Photo uploaded by Art S.
440306
Covered bridge at Bulls Island
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483278
Lumberville Covered Bridge prior to 1903 flood
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483279
1903 flood damage
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483280
Lumberville Covered Bridge fixed
Photo uploaded by Art S.
508271
Lumberville-Raven Rock Covered Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Superstructure replaced
Location: 40.566478,-75.098535
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 666.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1862
Built: 1862
Location: Hunterdon County
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439500
Pre Oct 10 1903 looking downstream
Photo uploaded by Art S.
439501
Oct 10 1903 damage viewed from Milford
The lost span was replaced with a truss
Photo uploaded by Art S.
469158
Pre Oct 10 1903
A nice image of the complete bridge from PA looking towards Milford
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.423808,-75.061655
Carries over Delaware River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 895.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River
History: Built 1855
Built: 1855
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over Delaware River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 895.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River
History: Built 1862 lost to fire 1892.
Built: 1862
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.403582,-74.979107
Carries Old York Road over Delaware River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 821.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Old York Road
History: Wooden covered toll bridge opened January 10, 1814. Poorly built. Reconstructed in 1829-1830
Built: 1814
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.404331,-74.978539
Carries Bridge Street over D&R Feeder Canal
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over D&R Feeder Canal on Bridge Street
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Hunterdon County
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493502
Bridge Street-D&R Feeder Canal Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.522290,-74.830881
Carries BRW Railroad- formerly CNJ over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 300.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Raritan River on BRW Railroad- formerly CNJ
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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449504
BRW - CNJ Flemington Bridge
Photo taken by BR Shaffer
475437
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2017
475438
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2017
496209
BRW - Flemington Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496210
BRW - Flemington Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496211
BRW - Flemington Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
496212
BRW - Flemington Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.538032,-74.835041
Carries Flemington Whitehouse Rd. (old alignment) over Raritan 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 Raritan River on Flemington Whitehouse Rd. (old alignment)
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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449506
Darts Mill Flemington NJ
Image mislabeled - Stover's Mills in Bucks County, PA.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
449507
1908 Postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
449508
1908 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.742330,-74.824066
Carries Vernoy Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Vernoy Road
History:
Built: 1910
Location: Hunterdon County
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449723
Vernoy Road Bridge
Photo from Mapio.net
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.636636,-75.015899
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Route 614
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Route 614 on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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455189
NS - Route 614 Pattenburg Overpass
lookingnorth
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2019
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.697494,-74.871949
Carries CNJ High Bridge Branch over South Branch Raritan 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 South Branch Raritan River on CNJ High Bridge Branch
History: now part of Columbia Trail
Built: 1891
Location: Hunterdon County
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455311
CNJ - High Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in September 2016
455312
CNJ - High Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in September 2016
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.642465,-75.022775
Carries Lehigh Valley RR over Musconetcong Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned tunnel under Musconetcong Mountain on Lehigh Valley RR
History: Built 1875
Built: 1875
Location: Hunterdon County
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460066
LV - Musconetcong Tunnel (Old)
Photo from Bethlehem NJ.org
460067
LV - Musconetcong Tunnel (Old)
Photo from Reddit
Status:
Location: 40.759501,-74.824204
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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462103
East side
Photo taken by Clark Vance in Dec 2019
462104
West side
Photo taken by Clark Vance in Dec 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.410411,-75.034789
Carries Quarry Road over D&R Canal Feeder
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over D&R Canal Feeder on Quarry Road
History: Built 1950; rehabilitated 2009
Built: 1950
Location: Hunterdon County
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467806
D&R Canal Feeder Raven Rock Bridge
looking south
Photo from Mapio.net
Status:
Location: 40.636726,-75.015551
Carries Bellewood Park entrance over Mulhockaway Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mulhockaway Creek on Bellewood Park entrance
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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469123
Bellewood Park Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.692741,-74.810591
Carries Sawmill Road over Rckaway Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Rckaway Creek on Sawmill Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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469140
Sawmill Road Bridge
1963 view looking north
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.738191,-74.941963
Carries DL&W RR over Musconetcong River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Musconetcong River on DL&W RR
History: Built 1856
Built: 1856
Location: Hunterdon County
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470666
DLW - Changewater Trestle
looking north at remaining piers
Photo from Facebook
470667
DLW - Changewater Trestle
looking northwest
Photo from wikimapia
470668
DLW - Changewater Trestle
remaining piers
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.664748,-74.894887
Carries NJ Transit over Arch Street and S Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Arch Street and S Branch Raritan River on NJ Transit
History:
Built: 1865
Location: Hunterdon County
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470699
NJT - Arch Street Bridge
looking north
Photo from Mapio.net
487736
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487737
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487738
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487739
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.466135,-74.825814
Carries Old York Road? over Neshanic River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Cast Iron Pratt pony truss with vertical endposts
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Neshanic River on Old York Road?
History: Built 1860s-mid 1870s, still in existence in the early 1900s
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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474298
190X postmark
Publisher E. Vosseller - Flemington, NJ
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.619341,-74.937152
Carries Race Street over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Tributary of South Branch Raritan River on Race Street
History: Rebuilt in 2013
Built: 1867
Location: Hunterdon County
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496418
Race Street Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.526116,-75.064607
Carries Bridge Street over Delaware River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
History: Damaged in flood of 1903, two spans replaced with steel trusses
Built: 1844
Location: Hunterdon County
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480025
Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Covered Bridge
1908 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.397764,-74.927828
Carries Black River & Western RR over Hamp Rd
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Hamp Rd on Black River & Western RR
History: Abutment dated 1918, I beams seem more contemporary
Built: 1918
Location: Hunterdon County
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482090
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
482091
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
482092
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in September 2020
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 40.423743,-75.061677
Carries Byram Rd. over Delaware Riverr
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 895.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware Riverr on Byram Rd.
History: Built 1893 lost to the floods of 1903
Built: 1893
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 40.423849,-75.061687
Carries Byram Rd. over Delaware Riverr
Design: truss/through/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: 4 spans with double intersection Warren through truss with no verticals. One span Camelback.
Total Length: 895.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware Riverr on Byram Rd.
History: Built 1905
Built: 1904
Location: Hunterdon County
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483220
Early 1900s
Looking upstream a NJ shore.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483221
1955 (one span remaining
Looking upstream at Pa shore
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483222
1915 postmark
Note the different truss designs.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
483275
Pulled from album page entered in Byram Bridge page
Pre Aug. 1955
Photo uploaded by Art S.
485380
1908 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 40.423874,-75.061719
Carries Byram Rd. over Delaware River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 895.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Byram Rd.
History: Built in 1855, partly rebuilt)in 1862 following a freshet which damaged the bridge. Burned in March 29, 1892.
Built: 1855
Location: Hunterdon County
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483283
Point Pleasant Byrum Bridge - Delaware River 2
Amazing early photo
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.403086,-74.979566
Carries Old York Road over Delaware River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Ferry across Delaware River on Old York Road
History: In service at least by 1785 (see 1785 Reading Howell Map of Bull's Island); Replaced 1814
Built: 1785
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 40.669402,-74.887597
Carries Taylor Iron and Steel Co. supply railroad over South Branch Raritan River
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 South Branch Raritan River on Taylor Iron and Steel Co. supply railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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487734
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487735
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
494576
TISCO Railroad Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494577
TISCO Railroad Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494578
TISCO Railroad Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.694217,-74.938130
Carries NJTR over Sanatoriium Road
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 Sanatoriium Road on NJTR
History: Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1930
Location: Hunterdon County
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487749
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
487750
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.632261,-74.981918
Carries NS RR over Tributary of Mulhockaway Creek
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 Tributary of Mulhockaway Creek on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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488157
NS -Tunnel Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in January 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.636450,-75.015284
Carries NS RR over Mulhockaway Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mulhockaway Creek on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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488930
NS - Mulhockaway Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in Jan 2021
491721
NS - Mulhockaway Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in January 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.407096,-74.920295
Carries Black River & Westren RR over Sandy Ridge- Mt Airy Road
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 Sandy Ridge- Mt Airy Road on Black River & Westren RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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491687
BRW - Sandy Ridge-Mt Airy Road Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in Feb 2021
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.407863,-75.013811
Carries D&R Canal Trail over Lockatong Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Lockatong Creek on D&R Canal Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.526939,-75.059861
Carries Kingwood Aveue/NJ 12/CR 610 over Nishisakawick Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Nishisakawick Creek on Kingwood Aveue/NJ 12/CR 610
History: Built 1841; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1841
Location: Hunterdon County
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493513
Kingwood Avenue - Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.662182,-75.043111
Carries NS RR over Turkey Hill Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Turkey Hill Road on NS RR
History: Built ?; Widened with concrete 1939
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493522
NS - Turkey Hill Road Underpass
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493523
NS - Turkey Hill Road Underpass
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.616431,-74.934661
Carries Pittstown Rd Rt 513 over NS RR Lehigh Mainline
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over NS RR Lehigh Mainline on Pittstown Rd Rt 513
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.363994,-74.945284
Carries D&R Canal and former Pennsylvania RR over Swan Creek
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 Swan Creek on D&R Canal and former Pennsylvania RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493494
D&R Canal - Swan Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.365461,-74.945989
Carries Bridge Street over D&R Feeder Canal
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over D&R Feeder Canal on Bridge Street
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Hunterdon County
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493495
D&R Feeder Canal Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.378470,-74.949056
Carries Black River & Western RR over Alexauken Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Alexauken Creek on Black River & Western RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493498
BRW - Alexauken Creek Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.387763,-74.958463
Carries abandoned Pennsylvania RR spur over D&R Canal
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 D&R Canal on abandoned Pennsylvania RR spur
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493499
PRR - Quarry Spur Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493500
PRR - Quarry Spur Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 40.417370,-75.048227
Carries driveway over creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over creek on driveway
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493505
Private Drive Stone Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.523748,-75.062864
Carries D&R Canal Trail over Nishisakawick Creek
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 Nishisakawick Creek on D&R Canal Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493506
D&R Canal Trail - Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.523180,-75.062842
Carries D&R Canal Trail over Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
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 Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge on D&R Canal Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493507
D&R Canal Trail - Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
493508
D&R Canal Trail - Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.523217,-75.063098
Carries River Road over Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge on River Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493509
River Road Stone Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.592007,-75.187932
Carries Black River & Western RR over Old River Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Old River Road on Black River & Western RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493518
BRW - Old River Road Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.592618,-75.188157
Carries Black River & Western RR over Musconetcong 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 Musconetcong River on Black River & Western RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493519
BRW - Musconetcong River Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.474627,-74.863147
Carries Access Road over Third Neshanic River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Third Neshanic River on Access Road
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.509231,-74.937889
Carries NJ 12 over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on NJ 12
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1939
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 40.432504,-74.970399
Carries private road over Wickecheoke Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wickecheoke Creek on private road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493546
Red Bridge Farm Bridge
looking south
Photo from estately.com
493547
Red Bridge Farm Bridge
looking west
Photo from estately.com
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.497419,-75.010939
Carries Thatcher Road over Lockatong Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lockatong Creek on Thatcher Road
History: Built 1945
Built: 1945
Location: Hunterdon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.635039,-74.911731
Carries NJ 173 (Old US 22) over South Branch Raritan River
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete encased through girder
Total Length: 188.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Through girder bridge over South Branch Raritan River on NJ 173 (Old US 22)
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 2006
Built: 1926
Location: Hunterdon County
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494582
NJ 173 Raritan River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494583
NJ 173 Raritan River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494584
NJ 173 Raritan River Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494585
NJ 173 Raritan River Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494586
NJ 173 Raritan River Bridge
end post
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.679319,-74.720989
Carries Black River Road over Lamington River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lamington River on Black River Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Hunterdon County
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494588
Lamington River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494589
Lamington River Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494590
Lamington River Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494591
Lamington River Bridge
builders plaque
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.715250,-74.720431
Carries County Route 512 over Lamington River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lamington River on County Route 512
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1934
Location: Hunterdon County
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494563
CR 512 Lamington River Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494564
CR 512 Lamington River Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494565
CR 512 Lamington River Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.640263,-75.108394
Carries NS RR over Musconetcong River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Musconetcong River on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493568
NS - Musconetcong River Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
493569
NS - Musconetcong River Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.607542,-74.917653
Carries NS RR over Lower Lansdown Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lower Lansdown Road on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493606
NS - Lower Lansdown Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.607249,-74.915958
Carries NS RR over Capoolong Creek
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 Capoolong Creek on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493607
NS - Capoolong Creek Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.589385,-74.941118
Carries former Lehigh Valley RR (now trail) over Tributary of Cakepoulin Creek
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 Tributary of Cakepoulin Creek on former Lehigh Valley RR (now trail)
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493622
LV - Tributary of Cakepoulin Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.709789,-74.950551
Carries NJ Rt 31 over NJT Raritan Valley Line
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 98.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony plate girder bridge over NJT Raritan Valley Line on NJ Rt 31
History: Built 1934; replaced in 2015
Built: 1934
Location: Hunterdon County
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493877
NJ 31 - Raritan Valley Line Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
493878
NJ 31 - Raritan Valley Line Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
493879
NJ 31 - Raritan Valley Line Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
493880
NJ 31 - Raritan Valley Line Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.649822,-75.099741
Carries NS RR over Kleins Road (Private)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Kleins Road (Private) on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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493884
NS - Kleins Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
493885
NS - Kleins Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.554908,-74.990068
Carries Oak Summit Road over creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over creek on Oak Summit Road
History: Built 1946
Built: 1946
Location: Hunterdon County
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493909
Oak Summit Road Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
493910
Oak Summit Road Bridge
looking southeast
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.676267,-74.720477
Carries Black River Road over Quail Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Quail Brook on Black River Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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494592
Quail Brook Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
494593
Quail Brook Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.602589,-74.902728
Carries NS RR over South Branch Raritan River and Cramers Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River and Cramers Creek on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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495174
NS - South Branch Raritan River Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
495175
NS - South Branch Raritan River Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
495176
NS - South Branch Raritan River Bridge
looking west at Cramers Creek span
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.603605,-74.900275
Carries Hamden Road over Cramers Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Cramers Creek on Hamden Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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495270
Hamden Road - Cramers Creek Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.534541,-74.886223
Carries Oak Grove Road over Walnut Brook
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Walnut Brook on Oak Grove Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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495272
Oak Grove Road Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.582826,-74.889853
Carries River Road over Old Allerton Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Stone Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone slab bridge over Old Allerton Creek on River Road
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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495319
River Road - Old Allerton Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.375804,-74.949543
Carries Black River & Western RR over D&R Canal
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 D&R Canal on Black River & Western RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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496108
BRW - D&R Canal Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.522864,-74.811651
Carries NS RR over Tributary of South Branch Raritan 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 Tributary of South Branch Raritan River on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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496208
NS - Tributary of South Branch River Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.522989,-74.812295
Carries NS RR over River Avenue
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over River Avenue on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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496207
NS - River Avenue Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.618691,-74.938385
Carries NS RR over Hilltop Lane
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Hilltop Lane on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Hunterdon County
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496417
NS - Hilltop Lane Bridge
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.533331,-74.982583
Carries Oak Grove Road over Tributary of Lockatong Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Tributary of Lockatong Creek on Oak Grove Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Hunterdon County
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505433
Oak Grove Road Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2021
505434
Oak Grove Road Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2021
505435
Oak Grove Road Bridge
builders plaque
Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in August 2021
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.
