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Pleasant Run Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.529069,-74.739481

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Carries Pleasant Run Road (629) over Pleasant Run
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Pleasant Run on Pleasant Run Road (629)
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Somerset County

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Old York Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
To be replaced in 2022

Location: 40.558331,-74.730000

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Carries Old York Road over Holland Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Holland Brook on Old York Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Somerset County

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Beden's Brook Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.390752,-74.730487

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Carries Province Line Road over Beden's Brook
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 79.1 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Beden's Brook on Province Line Road
History: Built 1888; replaced 2000
Built: 1888

Location: Somerset County

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Bedens Brook Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.412778,-74.683889

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Carries Burnt Hill Road over Bedens Brook
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bedens Brook on Burnt Hill Road
History: Built 1909; replaced 1998
Built: 1909

Location: Somerset County

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Branch Mine Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries US 202 over Branch Mine Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Branch Mine Brook on US 202 in Bernardsville
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.552500,-74.614722

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Carries US 206 over Branch of Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over a branch of Raritan River on US 206
History: Built 1913; replaced 2002
Built: 1913

Location: Somerset County

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Branch of Peters Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.586667,-74.635833

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Carries US 22 over Branch of Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Peters Brook on US 22
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: Somerset County

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Bridge Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.540643,-74.583610

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Carries Bridge Street over CSX Trenton Line
Design: truss/through/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 116.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Trenton Line (CSX) on Bridge Street in Manville
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918

Location: Somerset County

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Bridge (Main St ) Bridge Manville

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking north

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking northeast

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking east

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Bridge Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.573056,-74.610278

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Carries Bridge Street over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peters Brook on Bridge Street in Somerville
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1925

Location: Somerset County

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking north

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking southeast

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Bridge Street Bridge

looking east

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Bridge Street Bridge

builders plaque

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Bunn Road Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.648889,-74.671111

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Carries Bunn Road over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on Bunn Road
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1938; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Somerset County

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Burnt Mill Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.634444,-74.686389

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Carries Burnt Mill Road over Lamington River
Design: truss/pony/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with no verticals
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lamington River on Burnt Mill Road
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1919

Location: Somerset County

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Burnt Mills Road Bridge

looking south

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Camp Meeting Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.420357,-74.712119

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Carries Camp Meeting Avenue over Trenton Line (Conrail)
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Trenton Line (Conrail) on Camp Meeting Avenue
History: Built 1889; rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1889

Location: Somerset County

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Camp Meeting Avenue Bridge

looking east

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Camp Meeting Avenue Bridge

looking west

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Canal Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.472778,-74.571111

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Carries Canal Road over Six Mile Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Six Mile Run on Canal Road
History: Built 1834; rehabilitated 1934
Built: 1834

Location: Somerset County

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Cliff Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.570000,-74.605833

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Carries Cliff Street over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peters Brook on Cliff Street in Somerville
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Somerset County

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Cliff Street Bridge

looking east

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Cliff Street Bridge

looking southwest

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Cliff Street Bridge

looking northeast

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Davenport Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.573333,-74.614722

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Carries Davenport Street over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peters Brook on Davenport Street in Somerville
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905

Location: Somerset County

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Far Hills Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.682222,-74.630000

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Carries Far Hills Road over Mine Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mine Brook on Far Hills Road in Far Hills
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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Farm Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Farm Road over Conrail (at MP 45.07)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Conrail on Farm Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Grandview Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.430556,-74.727500

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Carries Grandview Road over Rock Brook
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Rock Brook on Grandview Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1920

Location: Somerset County

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Grandview Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.431389,-74.726667

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Carries Grandview Road over Rock Brook
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Rock Brook on Grandview Road
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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Green Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.616944,-74.426944

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Carries Grove Street over Green Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Green Brook on Grove Street in North Plainfield
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Somerset County

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Griggstown Causeway Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.439167,-74.617778

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Carries Griggstown Causeway over Millstone River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Millstone River on Griggstown Causeway
History: Built 1890; rehabilitated 1978; Replaced 2006
Built: 1890

Location: Somerset County

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1910 Old River bridge at Griggstown

Old river bridge at Griggstown. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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Griggstown Causeway Bridge

replacement bridge-one lane

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Hardscrabble Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.741389,-74.551111

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Carries Hardscrabble Road over Indian Brook
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Indian Brook on Hardscrabble Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1900

Location: Somerset County

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Harrisons Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.674167,-74.570000

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Carries Lyons Road (CR 640) over Harrisons Brook
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Harrisons Brook on Lyons Road (CR 640)
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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Higginsville Road Bridge South

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.508932,-74.785671

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Carries Higginsville Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Higginsville Road
History: Built 1893; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1893

Location: Somerset County

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two bridges one picture

Speed control! Higginsville Road takes and abrupt left turn right in front of the southern portal.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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4 portals one picture

North bridge can be seen while looking through South bridge

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peering from the pier

portal view from between the two spans

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by their details you shall know them

side laced verticals and strap ended pinned top lateral strut: it's a WIBCo! This bridge is nearly identical to the 1900 WIBCo 2 miles upstream at Rockafellows Mills, except for the decoration.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Canton Ohio: WIBCo.

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double unusual

1st unusual: hip vertical eye is split in two and surrounds floor beam hanger; load is thus directly beneath it. 2nd unusual: extra lower chords and hip verticals added later got a longer pin to hold them all instead of the more typical end plate welded on.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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lower chord eyebars are original, aided by a newer additional set. Floorbeams are probably replacements. River seems to have shifted in 120 years, leaving hardly anything more than bog underneath this bridge.

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Higginsville Road Bridge North

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.509309,-74.785132

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Carries Higginsville Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Higginsville Road
History: Built 1890; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1890

Location: Somerset County

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portal view knee bracing seems to be original

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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1890 Built By Milliken Bros. 55 Liberty St., New York.

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portal bracing and top post detail

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knee braces are riveted in and mounted on plates on the verticals that appear original

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a look along the lower chord, showing all the extra diagonals and helper chords added. Paint is faded cream over an earlier "county green" giving bridge a sickly yellow tone.

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Image takenbtween 1890 and 1893

Now we know what was there before the iron bridges!

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Image takenbtween 1890 and 1893

Now we know what was there before the iron bridges!

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Highland Avenue Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.706062,-74.636071

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Carries Highland Avenue over North Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over North Branch Raritan River on Highland Avenue in Peapack and Gladstone
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Somerset County

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Highland Avenue Bridge

looking southwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Highland Avenue Bridge

looking northwest

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Highland Avenue Bridge

looking west on former road

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Holland Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.555556,-74.716667

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Carries US 202 over Holland Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Holland Brook on US 202
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1959
Built: 1933

Location: Somerset County

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Jackson Road Bridge

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 40.731389,-74.635556

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Carries Jackson Road over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on Jackson Road in Bernardsville
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Somerset County

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Jackson Road Bridge

looking northeast

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Jackson Road Bridge

looking east

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Jackson Road Bridge

looking west

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Jackson Road Bridge

builders plaque

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Jefferson Avenue Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Slated for demolition as soon as Fall 2015.

Location: 40.599236,-74.463288

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Carries Jefferson Avenue over Green Brook
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Green Brook on Jefferson Avenue
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1936
Built: 1920

Location: Somerset County

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Jefferson Avenue bridge

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Middle Brook Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.584722,-74.560556

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Carries NJ 525 over Middle Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Middle Brook on NJ 525
History: Built 1917; replaced 2003
Built: 1917

Location: Somerset County

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Middlebush Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.469722,-74.544167

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Carries S. Middlebush Road over Six Mile Run
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Six Mile Run on S. Middlebush Road
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1918

Location: Somerset County

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Mill Pond Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.434444,-74.645000

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Carries Mill Pond Road over Pike Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Pike Run on Mill Pond Road
History: Built 1822; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1822

Location: Somerset County

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Mill Pond Road Bridge

looking north

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Mill Pond Road Bridge

looking northeast

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Mill Pond Road Bridge

looking east, capstones dislodges by Hurricane Ida

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Mill Pond Road Bridge

looking west

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Neshanic River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.493333,-74.753611

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Carries CR 514 over Neshanic River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 158.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Neshanic River on CR 514
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Somerset County

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Nevius Street Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 40.564599,-74.635682

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Carries Former Nevius Street over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss 2 spans of 10 panels each
Total Length: 305.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on Nevius Street in Raritan
History: Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1938 and 2006
Built: 1886

Location: Somerset County

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1905 postmark

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early 1900s image of bridge

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early 1900s image from bridge

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Nevius Street Bridge

The Courier-News: August 20 1998

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Nevius Street Bridge

The Courier-News: October 17 2003

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Nevius Street Bridge

The Courier-News: March 26 2004

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Nevius Street Bridge

The Courier-News: September 27 2005

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Nevius Street Bridge

The Courier-News: June 20 2007

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1-5-2020

descriptive sign.

Photo taken by Ellen T. at the request of Art S. in January 2020

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1-5-2020

Desription of dam just upstream.

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1-5-2020

Looking at the bridge from the end of Nevius St. on a cool January day.

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1-5-2020

Looking at the bridge from the end of Nevius St. on a cool January day. Note there was a continuous flow of people on the bridge on this January Sunday afternoon.

Photo taken by Ellen T. at the request of Art S. in January 2020

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Nevius Street Bridge

Photo taken by Brandon S. Jacobsen in 2012

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.596944,-74.675556

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Carries US 22 over North Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 206.0 Feet
Span Length: 72.2 Feet

Overview: Pair of concrete arch bridges over North Branch Raritan River on US 22
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942

Location: Somerset County

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.569444,-74.678611

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Carries US 202 over North Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 199.2 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over North Branch Raritan River on US 202
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1959
Built: 1934

Location: Somerset County

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

Photo taken by W. Jacob Perry

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Klines Mill Bridge

Status: Replaced by a MOB

Location: 40.654279,-74.661225

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Carries Klines Mill Road over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on Klines Mill Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.691111,-74.646944

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Carries CR 512 over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on CR 512 in Far Hills
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1935
Built: 1900

Location: Somerset County

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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North Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking north

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Opie Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.525833,-74.705833

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Carries Opie Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 88.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Opie Road
History: Built 1921; widened in 2005-2006
Built: 1921

Location: Somerset County

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Somerset County put up educational plaques at both ends of the bridge.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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view of the bridge from the south.

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lacing detail also shows tension rods inside the main diagonals and counters.

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tension rod adjusting nuts above top chord

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surprisingly lightweight outriggers, considering that this bridge was widened during it's recent renovation / modernization.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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end post detail

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One of the two pony spans. This is the downstream side; the South Branch runs north here.

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Opie Road Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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Opie Road Bridge

looking northwest

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Opie Road Bridge

even includes a cattle underpass

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Opossum Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.415556,-74.663889

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Carries Opossum Road over Bedens Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Bedens Brook on Opossum Road (One lane)
History: Built 1822; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1822

Location: Somerset County

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Opossum Road Bridge

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Otto Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.530278,-74.745000

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Carries Otto Road over Pleasant Run
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Pleasant Run on Otto Road
History: Built 1924; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1924

Location: Somerset County

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Peter's Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.568611,-74.606389

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Carries High Street over Peter's Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peter's Brook on High Street in Somerville
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Somerset County

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Peter's Brook Bridge

looking west

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Peter's Brook Bridge

looking northeast

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Peter's Brook Bridge

looking north

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Peters Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.582500,-74.625000

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Carries US 22 over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peters Brook on US 22
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: Somerset County

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Peters Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.580000,-74.623333

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Carries US 202/US 206 over Peters Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Peters Brook on US 202/US 206 in Somerville
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Somerset County

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Pleasant Run Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2016

Location: 40.519722,-74.735278

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Carries NJ 567 over Pleasant Run
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Pleasant Run on NJ 567
History: Built 1924; rehabilitated 1981
Built: 1924

Location: Somerset County

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US206 Raritan River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.555556,-74.615278

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Carries US 206 over Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 381.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Raritan River on US 206
History: Built 1929; replaced 2003
Built: 1929

Location: Somerset County

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Raritan River Bridge

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Raritan River Bridge

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Raritan River Bridge

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Raritan River Bridge - U.S. 206

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Raritan River Bridge - U.S. 206

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Readington Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.589935,-74.704143

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Carries Readington Road over Branch of Chambers Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Chambers Brook on Readington Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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Readington Road Bridge

looking west

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Readington Road Bridge

looking east

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Readington Road Bridge

looking west

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Readington Road Bridge

looking northwest

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Readington Road Bridge

builders plaque

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River Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2003

Location: 40.634093,-74.727051

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Carries River Road over Lamington River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 79.1 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Lost truss bridge over Lamington River on River Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Rock Brook Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.411389,-74.702222

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Carries Bellmead Road (CR 601) over Rock Brook
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Rock Brook on Bellmead Road (CR 601)
History: Replaced 2001
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Roycefield Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.541944,-74.640000

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Carries Roycefield Road over Dukes Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Dukes Brook on Roycefield Road
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Somerset County

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Roycefield Road Bridge

looking west

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Roycefield Road Bridge

looking east

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Roycefield Road Bridge

looking north

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Roycefield Road Bridge

looking northwest

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South Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.501667,-74.741667

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Carries Black Point Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 113.9 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Black Point Road
History: Built 1915; replaced 2002
Built: 1915

Location: Somerset County

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Elm Street Bridge

Status: Closed - damaged by flooding

Location: 40.509167,-74.727500

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Carries CR 667 aka Elm Street over South Branch Raritan Riv
Design: truss/through/lenticular
Design Details: Lenticular through truss
Total Length: 285.1 Feet
Span Length: 141.1 Feet

Overview: Lenticular through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on CR 667
History: Built 1896; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1896

Location: Somerset County

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The Elm Street lenticular truss in Neshanic Station NJ.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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Even standing in the middle of the river, it's hard to get the whole bridge in the picture. Wide angle lens and some serious tree trimming is needed for that!

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close up shot of the added sway bracing at both ends of both "lenses".

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New floor beams are far beefier than the originals.

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notice the tension rods inside the lower chords

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builder's plaque: 1896 Built By The Berlin Iron Bridge Co. East Berlin Conn. And they were good at it: nearly half the lenticular truss bridges still standing were built by these guys!

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Lace and rivets everywhere! Note the double sway braces added to each vertical.

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detail of the sway bracing attached to the original portal arches.

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Walkway with original decorative railing takes you right past all the neat bits. Notice how the top chords have been filled with I beams to add strength. Originally this was open on the underside with lacing.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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Portal end of the bridge has the same kind of anti-sway bracing welded on as does the middle. This must have been one seriously wiggly bridge in it's day!

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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What a view. What a feeling! And you can finally see the pretty railing along the walkway.

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This view gives you a nice look at the improvements made during the latest refurbishment.

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RAILWAY BRIDGES Neshanic Station Branchburg Somerset NJ

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1913 view from the RR

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Elm St. in background

Jersey Central RR bridge in foreground, Elm St. in Background, don't remember the name of the third bridge.

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1910 postmark

Hard to tell its a Lenticular in this shot!

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Elm Street Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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Elm Street Bridge

looking north under CNJ bridge

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South Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.517778,-74.721389

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Carries Opie Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Opie Road
History: Built 1919; replaced 2001
Built: 1919

Location: Somerset County

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Station Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.592222,-74.683333

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Carries Station Road over Chambers Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Chambers Brook on Station Road
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1935 and 2020
Built: 1900

Location: Somerset County

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Photo taken by A Kasten in August 2009

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Station Road Bridge

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Stony Brook Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.640000,-74.468333

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Carries Stirling Road (CR 653) over Stony Brook
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Stony Brook on Stirling Road (CR 653)
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Somerset County

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Washington Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.616226,-74.429221

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Carries Washington Avenue over Green Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Green Brook on Washington Avenue in North Plainfield
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Somerset County

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West End Avenue Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.610278,-74.437500

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Carries West End Avenue over Green Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Green Brook on West End Avenue in North Plainfield
History: Built 1906; replaced 2003
Built: 1906

Location: Somerset County

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Whitenack Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.694722,-74.608056

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Carries Whitenack Road over Mine Brook
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Mine Brook on Whitenack Road in Bernardsville
History: Built 1906; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1906

Location: Somerset County

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William Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.572778,-74.606667

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Carries William Street over Ross Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Ross Brook on William Street in Somerville
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Somerset County

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Willow Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.720833,-74.638889

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Carries Willow Avenue over North Branch Raritan River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 31.2 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over North Branch Raritan River on Willow Avenue in Peapack and Gladstone
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1918

Location: Somerset County

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Woodfern Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.504167,-74.763056

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Carries Woodfern Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Woodfern Road
History: Built 1916; replaced 2005
Built: 1916

Location: Somerset County

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in situ

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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combination plaque

This bridge was built in 2005

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Notable and unusual

I'll come back in the winter when the plants are gone, but it certainly looks like the upstream "public" side of the arch is made much flatter.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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arch seems more circular on the downstream "private" side where it is only viewable from one home's front yard.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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B0510 - a brand new arch bridge in a style 80 years old to match the other bridges in the area. Higgins Mill Bridge is just around the corner and down the road a bit - http://www.bridgehunter.com/nj/somerset/bh53523/ This is also a common style for concrete bridges in the bi-county area.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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house at the corner

Woodfern Road is at the southern end of Three Bridges Road, a mile or so south of the Higginsville Road and Higgins Mill bridges.

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Woodfern Road Bridge North

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.505000,-74.763333

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Carries Woodfern Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 99.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Woodfern Road
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Somerset County

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so typical of the area

two lane road narrows to one, goes around a sharp curve, and a 110 year old bridge appears out of the leaves. It may be hard to believe but this scene happens more than 150 times in the Somerset and Hunterdon County area.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Nothing here but some corn

Farm fields come right up to the river bank on this end of the bridges.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Skew!

Can you see the skew? Look at where the end posts meet the portal bracing

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Skew Too!

Top laterals against the top chords really show off the major skew too.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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I'd guess it was 30-40 degrees. Note the bolts with their square washers along the top chord that have replaced some of the original rivets.

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Diagonals and counters seem original. Generations of silt have created a small island here.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Big Bend

Portal view from the central pier, which is a bit of land actually. Road has a pull over area between both spans in case traffic meets halfway on these one lane passages.

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J.W. Scott, a local bridge builder from Flemington. Two other bridges (ponies) in the area of his remain.

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Down By The River

rebuilt abutments, new wooden decking, newer floor beams of a heavier nature with double hangers.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Smells Like Creosote Under Here

Guard rails are on L brackets so they screw into both the ends of the deck and down through the top some inches in from the edge. Note the fairly lightweight lower chords, and the secondary deck bracing between the floor beams.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Spiders!

OMG, spiders LOVE bridges. Even though the town crew had been through just an hour ago with the blowers and rakes and snippers, the bridge is covered in cobwebs.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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More spiders. Ick. Look closely and you can see the "skew plates" on the floor beam hangers that allow the hangers to be square to the bridge while mounting a floor beam with a 40 degree skew.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Woodfern Road Bridge South

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.504444,-74.763056

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Carries Woodfern Road over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Woodfern Road
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Somerset County

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portal view from B0510 concrete arch bridge

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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portal view from central pier

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ID tags are always great to find. Many of these bridges have had the same ID # since the beginning, and it's often written on the end posts with welding rod.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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not changed much

new lower chord pins, doubled floor beam hangers, and new floor beams. No effort has been made to make these bridges 15-20 ton rated "modernized"; they are posted at 3 tons.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Carnegie. Other parts are marked Phoenix.

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Accidents will happen

Weld line across a vertical, with lacing bolted on above and below. Did something snap once, or get hit?

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wonder where they went?

Original railing brackets remain, but no railing. Modern guard rail takes its place but is only screwed into end of wooden decking.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Builder's Plaque

J.W. Scott of Flemington NJ

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all original

end post/top chord/hip/portal detail. Nathan Hoth took almost the same picture 4 years ago; top laterals have been tightened since then. These bridges are very well maintained.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Quiet as a millpond?

South Branch is wide and shallow here, but moves along at a good pace. Diagonals and counters appear to be original.

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Hibernia Mine Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 40.560497,-74.647326

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Carries Raritan River Greenway over Raritan Power Canal
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: This bridge uses Phoenix Columns and is skewed.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Raritan Power Canal on Raritan River Greenway
History: Built 1879 as part of the Hibernia Mine Railroad, moved in 1894 to Hillsborough, and then relocated and rehabilitated in 2007 to be used on the Raritan River Greenway
Built: 1879

Location: Somerset County

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Historic Plaque

http://2lostsoulsotheroad.blogspot.com/2008/08/caching-on-monday-842008.html

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Overview

http://2lostsoulsotheroad.blogspot.com/2008/08/caching-on-monday-842008.html

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portal view from the parking lot

Bridge is now the entrance to a bicycle trail

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skewed throughout

the entire bridge is skewed, like a parallelogram.

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Pins

pin connected

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fancy bits?

Rather a fancy railing for a railroad bridge. Can't tell if it's original or not.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in June 2013

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down by the water side

low angle view shows pinned lower chords

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in June 2013

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South Portal Oblique

from this angle the skew is hard to see.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in June 2013

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lower chord pins, upstream side

Beams may be original rolled iron I beams

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floor beam close-up

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in June 2013

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new shoes for old feet

original cast iron feet have modern expansion blocks underneath them. Deck ends have tabs with anchor bolts as well.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in June 2013

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Hibernia Mine Railroad Bridge

at 2nd location at end of Mill Lane in Hillsborough

Photo taken by Michael Kull in early 1980s

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Hibernia Mine Railroad Bridge

looking northeast

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South Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.546773,-74.696292

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Carries Studdiford Drive over South Branch Raritan R
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 195.2 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan R on Studdiford Drive
History: Built 2008
Built: 2008

Location: Somerset County

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Roadside view of the Studdiford Drive two span polygonal half subdivided Warren pony bridge over the South Branch of the Raritan River.

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River Road - NJT Raritan Valley Line Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2020

Location: 40.590278,-74.682222

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Carries River Road over NJT Raritan Valley Line
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: 1949 Timber stringer bridge resting on rare 1886 cast iron bents.
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge on 1886 cast iron bents over Raritan Valley Line on River Road
History: Built 1886; rehabilitated 1949; closed in June 2019 and replaced
Built: 1886

Location: Somerset County

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River Road Bridge

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

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River Road Bridge

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River Road Bridge

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Raritan Valley Line

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River Road Bridge

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Raritan Valley Line

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

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River Road - NJT Raritan Valley Line Bridge

looking west

Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in June 2019

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River Road - NJT Raritan Valley Line Bridge

looking west

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River Road - NJT Raritan Valley Line Bridge

looking west

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Rock Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.439444,-74.739167

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Carries Zion-Wertsville Road over Rock Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with stone arch approach spans
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet

Overview: 2 span stone arch bridge over Rock Brook on Zion-Wertsville Road
History: Built 1825; rehabilitated 1891 after 3rd span washed out
Built: 1825

Location: Somerset County

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Rock Brook Bridge

Photo taken by Dan Tarradellas in 2013

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Rock Brook Bridge

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Green Brook Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.613928,-74.432957

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Carries Geraud Avenue over Green Brook
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Green Brook on Geraud Avenue
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Somerset County

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Delaware & Raritan Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.558649,-74.528030

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Carries Main Street over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bobtail swing bridge
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Main Street
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1920

Location: Somerset County

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CR - Trenton Branch - Raritan River Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 40.552026,-74.572191

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Carries former Reading RR Trenton Line over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Raritan River on Reading RR Trenton Line
History: line abandoned in mid 1980s
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Old Stone Bridge

Status: Filled in

Location: 40.560496,-74.526926

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Carries Old York Road (now Railroad Ave) over Green Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 42.7 Feet
Span Length: 17.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Green Brook on Old York Road (now Railroad Ave)
History: Planned in 1683, built 1731, site of 1777 Battle of Bound Brook; brook later filled in and bridge buried intact
Built: 1731

Location: Somerset County

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Parapet south side

All that is visible of the bridge now is a portion of the south side parapet.

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Aerial view of south side of Old Stone Bridge

Tops of arches seen above RR tracks, just below Railroad Ave.

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Old Stone Bridge

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CRCX - Bound Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.558961,-74.536844

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Carries Conrail Shared Assets RR over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Unnamed creek on Conrail Lehigh Line
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CSAO Lehigh Line

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RDG - Bound Brook Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.558777,-74.536758

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Carries Reading RR port Reading Branch over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Unnamed creek on Reading RR
History: new rail connection at Bound Brook made bridge obsolete
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CSAO Lehigh Line

This bridge is the one on the left

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CRCX - Middle Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.556691,-74.544698

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Carries Conrail Shared Assets RR over Middle Brook
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Middle Brook on Conrail Lehigh Line
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CSAO Lehigh Line

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RDG - Middle Brook Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.556462,-74.544590

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Carries former Reading RR port Reading Branch over Middle Brook
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Middle Brook on former Reading RR Port Reading Branch
History: new rail connection at Bound Brook made bridge obsolete
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CR - Cuckels Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.554082,-74.553871

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Carries Conrail Shared Assets RR over Cuckels Brook
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Cuckels Brook on Conrail Lehigh Line
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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RDG - Cuckels Brook Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.553895,-74.553678

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Carries Reading RR port Reading Branch over Cuckels Brook
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 Cuckels Brook on Reading RR Port Reading Branch
History: new rail connection at Bound Brook made bridge obsolete
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CRCX - Raritan River Bridge (N)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.549794,-74.568816

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Carries Conrail Shared Assets RR over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Raritan River on Conrail Lehigh Line
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Raritan River Bridge (N) - Conrail Shared Assets

looking northwest in 2008

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CR - Port Reading Branch - Raritan River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.549533,-74.568559

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Carries Reading RR (former) over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Raritan River on Reading RR Port Reading Branch
History: new rail connection at Bound Brook made bridge obsolete
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Opie Road over S. Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.517778,-74.721389

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Carries Opie Road over S. Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 175.9 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over S. Branch Raritan River on Opie Road
History: Built 2001
Built: 2001

Location: Somerset County

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approaching from the North

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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bolt plates seem to show that the bridge was delivered in 3 pieces then assembled

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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detail of bolt plate

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River Road West, over Lamington River

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.634042,-74.727062

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Carries Lamington Road aka River Road West over Lamington River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: see also http://uglybridges.com/1368161 One span modern plate welded half-subdivided(alternating verticals) Warren pony truss. Nearly identical to the Opie Road bridge, except for the paint color and 1 span vs 2 spans.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Lamington River on River Road West/Lamington Road
History: built 2003
Built: 2003

Location: Somerset County

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This bridge is pretty much identical to the modern one on Opie Road at the other end of the county.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in August 2012

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Black Point Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.501667,-74.742222

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Carries Black Point Road over So. Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 119.1 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over So. Branch Raritan River on Black Point Road
History: Built 2002
Built: 2002

Location: Somerset County

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Higgin's Mill Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.507200,-74.786137

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Carries Three Bridges Road over possible mill spillway into South Branch Raritan River
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over possible mill spillway into South Branch Raritan River on Three Bridges Road
History: Built 1928 by Snook Bros
Built: 1928

Location: Somerset County

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combination builder's and committee "plaque"

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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concrete bridges are still being made in this general simple style in the bi-county area.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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pre-fab, or cast in place? Hard to tell, but it has stood for 84 years so far.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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NJTR - US 202 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.572463,-74.670484

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Carries New Jersey Transit over US 202
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 US 202 on New Jersey Transit
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Raritan Valley Line

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.508677,-74.726794

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Carries Central Railroad of New Jersey over South Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
History: Built 1896,
Built: 1896

Location: Somerset County

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

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1909?

Elm St. in background

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2018

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2019

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2019

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking north

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking east

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking east

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CNJ - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking east

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NS - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.510783,-74.727557

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Carries Railroad (NS) over South Branch Raritan River Bridge
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 Bridge on Railroad (NS)
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

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Photo taken by Owl's Flight

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NS - South Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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NJTR - Bound Brook Station Pedestrian Underpass

Status: Don't know

Location: 40.561005,-74.530613

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Carries New Jersey Transit Railroad over Pedestrian walkway
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Pedestrian walkway on New Jersey Transit Railroad
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Somerset County

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Bound Brook Ped Underpass

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

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Bound Brook

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

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Bound Brook

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

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Queens Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge using old stone piers

Location: 40.559177,-74.527503

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Carries County Road 527 over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Three span vertical endpost Whipple (double intersection Pratt) through truss with cast iron elements
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Raritan River on County Road 527
History: Built 1875; Replaced 1984; Stone piers still in use
Built: 1875

Location: Somerset County

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Queen's Bridge, South Bound Brook

Photo of Queens Bridge, South Bound Brook and Ruberroid complex taken from Bound Brook side of Raritan River

Wikipedia

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Queens Bridge

Replacement bridge

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Barrel shot from 1907 through the A-frame D&R Canal swing bridge as well.

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BOUND BROOK NJ RIVER BRIDGE SOMERSET COUNTY NEW JERSEY

A nice postcard view of this bridge - it has many similarities to the Brooklyn Bridge in KY.

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Image from a 1906 postmarked photo postcard

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1910 portal view

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Queens Bridge

The Central New Jersey Home News: September 8 1961

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Queens Bridge

The Courier-News: October 10 1961

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Queens Bridge

The Courier-News: October 2 1978

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Queens Bridge

The Central New Jersey Home News: February 6 1983

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Queens Bridge

The Courier-News: September 18 1984

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Queens Bridge

The Courier-News: September 18 1984

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Bridge Bound Brook

early 1900s

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Early 1900s postcard (digitally restored)

Another postcard based on a different print from the same negative as a previously posted postcard image. Digital alteration focused attempting to remove age, dirt and damage on the image of the vintage postcard in order to show the image as close to what it was when new.

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in August 2021

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Hamilton Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Doomed

Location: 40.505865,-74.620344

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Carries Hamilton Road over CSXtrenton Sub
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through girder bridge over CSX Trenton Sub on Hamilton Road
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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Canal bridge at Zarephath

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.535803,-74.577399

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Carries over D&R Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over D&R Canal
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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THE OLD CANAL BRIDGE ZAREPHATH ACADEMY PILLAR OF FIRE ZAREPHATH NJ

I think this the standard D&R Canal bridge design

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Old Canal Bridge

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East Millstone Canal Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.503201,-74.582920

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Carries Amwell Road over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: other
Design Details: A frame swing bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Amwell Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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East Millstone Canal Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016

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East Millstone A frame - Pre 1912

Looking North on Canal Street, which once ran along the Canal in East Millstone. At right front is the Railroad Hotel (also known as Pace's Hotel) on the corner of Canal Street and Livingston Avenue. In 1860 it was a hotel known as Vanderveer House, run by J.H. Vanderveer. The building with the cupola is a storehouse. The one next to it is the porch of Wilson's store. The A-shaped canal swing bridge and the bridgetender's house are visible in the background. Of the buildings pictured, all that remains is the bridgetender's house located at the beginning of the present Millstone Causeway. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card

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East Millstone A frame

1900 - 1912

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East Millstone A frame

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East Millstone A frame

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East Millstone A frame - 1912

Delaware and Raritan (D & R) Canal Swing Bridge in East Millstone. Photo is taken looking west toward Millstone (c. 1912). When kids heard the signal that the swing bridge was about to be moved, they would rush to hitch a ride on it. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card

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East Millstone A frame 1909

Canal-Boat View of Swing Bridge in East Millstone. Photo is taken looking north (c. 1909). When the Delaware and Raritan Canal opened in 1834 it was one of America's greatest artificial waterways. About 22 miles of the main canal ran along the western and northern borders of Franklin Township, parallel to the Raritan and Millstone Rivers. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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East Millstone A frame

Captain John Brittan's Carpenter Boat on the Delaware and Raritan Canal in East Millstone (c. 1910). Photo was taken from the turning basin off Market Street, looking west toward Millstone. This is next to the present-day location of the Rescue and First Aid Squad building. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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D and R East Millstone swing bridge

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1900s image

Touched up

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NJTR - Hogback Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.696446,-74.650370

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Carries New Jersey Transit over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with no verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on New Jersey Transit
History: Built 2003
Built: 2003

Location: Somerset County

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Bedminster Township, NJ, USA

Photo taken by Adam Elauist

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Bedminster Township, NJ, USA

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NJTR - Hogback Bridge

looking east

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D&R Canal Bridge - Rocky Hill

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 40.399152,-74.629295

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Carries RT 518 over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on RT 518
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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Millstone bridge

Millstone River Bridge in foreground, D&R Canal Bridge in background

Photo taken by Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times

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D and R canal bridge

D&R Canal Bridge looking from Franklin TWP. towards Rocky Hill

Photo taken by Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times

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Millstone River Bridge - Rocky Hill

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Location: 40.399436,-74.628960

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Carries Rt. 518 over Millstone River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Millstone River on Rt. 518
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Millstone bridge

View from the bridge looking east.

Photo taken by Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times

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D and R canal bridge

Millstone River Bridge in background

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Griggstown Causeway Canal Swing Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.438114,-74.613791

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Carries Griggstown Causeway over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Griggstown Causeway
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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Griggstown A-frame bridge

COURTESY D & R CANAL STATE PARK The A-frame bridge crossing the canal in Griggstown can be seen in this historic photo.

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Canal bridge #18 at Griggstown

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Griggstown Causeway Canal Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2016

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Canal Bridge and Mule tenders barraks Griggstown NJ 1910ish

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Griggstown Canal bridge 1905

The original gristmill in Griggstown was built by Benjamin Griggs in the 1740s. In the 1830s the original mill was torn down, because it was in the path of the future Delaware and Raritan (D & R) Canal. The second mill (shown at left) was constructed next to the causeway at that time. Charles Hoagland was the last owner of the second mill, before it was torn down. The wood was sold to build a barn elsewhere. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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Griggstown Canal bridge and muletenders barracks 1920

This building is believed to have been built by Abraham Van Doren around 1834. It was called the 'Long House' and was used to house mill-hands for the second gristmill in Griggstown. Later the building was enlarged to house mule-drivers and called 'Towpath House.' Today the building houses a canal museum and a ranger station

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Griggstown Canal bridge

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Griggstown Causeway Bridge

Technical drawing by Douglas Butler

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Cat Tail Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.441366,-74.743185

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Carries Montgomery Rd over Cat Tail Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Cat Tail Brook on Montgomery Rd
History: Built 1825
Built: 1825

Location: Somerset County

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Cat Tail Brook Bridge

2008 view

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Cat Tail Brook Bridge

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NJTR - Hogback Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.696518,-74.650404

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Carries New Jersey Transit over North Branch Raritan River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 119.0 Feet
Span Length: 119.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Raritan River on New Jersey Transit
History: Built 1890; Replaced 2003
Built: 1890

Location: Somerset County

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NJT - Hogback Bridge (Old)

looking west in 1980

Photo taken by Scott Wertans

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NJT - Hogback Bridge (Old)

looking east

Photo taken by Scott Wertans in August 1977

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Peapack Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.696494,-74.651005

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Carries Peapack Road over New Jersey Transit
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over New Jersey Transit on Peapack Road
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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Peapack Road Overpass

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Peapack Road Overpass

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Peapack Road Overpass

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Delaware & Raritan Canal Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 40.557511,-74.524442

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Carries Walkway over Delaware & Raritan Canal
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 Delaware & Raritan Canal on Walkway
History:
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Location: Somerset County

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File:Footbridge crosses the Delaware and Raritan Canal and connects to the Parks Towpath, South Bound Brook, NJ USA Aug 29, 2011 - panoramio.jpg

Gary Miotla

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Tech Drawing by Douglas Butler

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NJTR - North Branch Raritan River Bridge 39.09

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 40.588783,-74.681126

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Carries NJ Transit (former Central RR of New Jersey) over North Branch Raritan River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over North Branch Raritan River on NJ Transit (former Central RR of New Jersey)
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NJT--North Branch Raritan River Bridge

A midday "Phillipsburger" train is seen on the bridge in the summer of 1982.

Frank Garon via Facebook; used with permission; all other rights reserved

449716

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NJT - North Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking east

Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in June 2019

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NJT - North Branch Raritan River Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in June 2019

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2019

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Blackwells Mills Road-Delaware & Raritan Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.475381,-74.572100

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Carries Blackwells Mlls Road over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Blackwells Mlls Road
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1948

Location: Somerset County

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Blackwells Mills Road-Delaware & Raritan Canal Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by zeete in 2016

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Blackwells Mills Road-Millstone River Bridge (Replacement)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.474719,-74.576169

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Carries Blackwellsmills Road over Millstone River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 108.9 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Millstone River on Blackwellsmills Road
History: Built 1994
Built: 1994

Location: Somerset County

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Millstone River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.502788,-74.587259

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Carries Amwell Road over Millstone River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Millstone River on Amwell Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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1906 postmark

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438520

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Millstone NJ

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Iron Bridge east Millstone NJ 2

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449510

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boardwalk-sidewalk leading to bridge (1907 image)

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449538

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East Millstone Train Bridge pier and Iron Bridge

Note Amwell road Iron bridge in the background. This stone trestle (which still remains in the Millstone River by East Millstone) was to support a bridge for the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad. The bridge was never fully completed as planned. The photo is taken from East Millstone side of the river, looking north. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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Somerville Bridge

Status:

Location: 40.566297,-74.605144

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

Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Somerville NJ

best guess at location

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Mercer & Somerset RR - Millstone River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.501654,-74.586873

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

Overview: Lost Bridge over Millstone River on Mercer & Somerset RR
History:
Built: 1878

Location: Somerset County

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circa 1906

Old Postcard View

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Mercer and Somerset Millstone Bridge Pier

About 1910

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449536

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East Millstone Train Bridge pier and Iron Bridge (1910)

This stone trestle (which still remains in the Millstone River by East Millstone) was to support a bridge for the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad. The bridge was never fully completed as planned. The photo is taken from East Millstone side of the river, looking north. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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East Millstone Train Bridge pier and Iron Bridge (1910)

This stone trestle (which still remains in the Millstone River by East Millstone) was to support a bridge for the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad. The bridge was never fully completed as planned. The photo is taken from East Millstone side of the river, looking north. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Wortman St. Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.502299,-74.577743

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Carries Wortman St. over Mercer & Somerset RR
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mercer & Somerset RR on Wortman St.
History: Removed subsequent to removal of railroad
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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East Millstone NJ

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449543

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1910 East Millstone Wortman St. bridge

As the train left the depot in East Millstone, the tracks descended in to a gully. This photo was probably taken at the point where the tracks went under Wortman Street in East Millstone. Although the tracks are now gone, the small ravine where they once lay is still visible from a modern paved road. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

449545

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View from Wortman St. bridge

This photo was taken from a vantage point on the tracks about mid-way between Franklin Street and Wortman Avenue in East Millstone, looking west (c. 1909). Note the hay press (middle left) and the railroad's engine house and depot (center background), which was located on William Street at Rail Road Avenue (Bradley Avenue). Postcard is postmarked 1909. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

449554

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East Main Street Bridge 1904

This train failed to properly make it over the location of the track switch. The accident occurred in November 1904. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card

Photo uploaded by Art S.

449578

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East Millstone Jct NJ - Wortman in background 1907

Until the 1850s, East Millstone was called Johnsville for major landowner John Wyckoff. The village was renamed when a railroad was planned from New Brunswick to Flemington. In 1854, the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad Company laid out six miles of single lane track from New Brunswick to East Millstone. The railroad never extended any farther, but it did bring an economic boom to the small canal village of East Millstone. This photo was probably taken from the roof of a store-building on the west side of Market Street looking east in February 1907. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

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Millstone River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.529851,-74.588012

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Carries Manville Causeway over Millstone River
Design: truss/through/fink
Design Details: Fink through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Fink through truss bridge over Millstone River on Manville Causeway
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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similar but slightly lighter than the Hamden Road Fink

The Weston Mill (built c. 1740) operated for nearly 250 years. It was the scene of a bloody skirmish during the American Revolution, when raiding British were searching for flour. Wilbur Smith was the mill's last owner, beginning in the 1920s. In 1982, the structure collapsed and in 1983 the remains burned in a fire. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card

Photo uploaded by Art S.

449607

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1910 Weston NJ mill and bridge

The Weston Mill was built as Van Neste's Mill about the 1740s. This photograph shows the side of the mill which was rarely photographed (the side not facing the river)(c. 1910). These buildings are gone now. This is the present-day site of the causeway between Zarephath and Manville. Copy of a W. W. Tetlow Real Photo Post Card.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Weston NJ Fink and mill

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Finderne Avenue Overpass - NJT Raritan Line

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.559682,-74.580343

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Carries Finderne Avenue CR 533 over NJ Transit Raritan Line
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over NJ Transit Raritan Line on Finderne Avenue CR 533
History:
Built: 1913

Location: Somerset County

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Finderne Avenue Overpass - NJT Raritan Line

looking east

HAER Photo

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Finderne Avenue Overpass - NJT Raritan Line

looking north

HAER Photo

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Finderne Avenue Overpass

looking west

HAER Photo

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CSX - Rock Brook Stone Arch

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.415527,-74.716825

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Carries CSX Railroad over Rock Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Rock Brook on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1876; Widened 1912
Built: 1876

Location: Somerset County

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NJTR - Cole Drive Underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.559899,-74.552070

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Carries NJT Raritan Line over Cole Drive
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Cole Drive on NJT Raritan Line
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NJT - Cole Drive Underpass

looking southwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019

460917

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NJT - Cole Drive Underpass

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019

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CRCX - Main Street Underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.560642,-74.527546

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Carries Conrail Shared Assets RR 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 Conrail Shared Assets RR
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CRCX - Main Street Underpass

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2019

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Raritan River Bridge Somerville NJ

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.556609,-74.615026

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Carries over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Two span Whipple through truss totalling 300 feet
Total Length: 300.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River
History: Listed as The Canton Iron Bridge Company (based on Melissa's article) Bid in 1886 for $13,000. ($7040 for superstructure being the lowest bid). Opened in 1887. Although Canton Bridge Co. was also based in Canton Ohio, it wasn't founded until 1892.
Built: 1887

Location: Somerset County

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1907

Looks just like Nevius St. but no dam in the foreground.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

464828

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The Courier-News: June 7 1886

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Raritan River Covered Bridge at Somerville

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.557114,-74.613867

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Carries Bridge Street over Raritan River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Bridge Street
History: Built 1822
Built: 1822

Location: Somerset County

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CoveredBridgeDavisGrayWatercolor

1971 rendering by Davis Gray

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East Millstone D&R Canal Swing Bridge (last)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.503213,-74.582978

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Carries Amwell Road over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Amwell Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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1921

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Duke Farms Great Falls Lake Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.552185,-74.636215

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Carries West Way over Great Falls Lake
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 Great Falls Lake on West Way
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923

Location: Somerset County

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Duke Farms Great Falls Lake Bridge

1923 view

Photo from old postcard

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Van Veghten's Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.555000,-74.583333

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Carries Rt 533 over Raritan River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 554.2 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Raritan River on Rt 533
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1934

Location: Somerset County

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Van Veghten's Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Zeete

471592

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Van Veghten's Bridge

1934 commemorative plaque

Photo taken by Zeete

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Manville Causeway D&R Swing Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.528590,-74.582031

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Carries Manville Causeway - Wihousky St. over Delaware & Raritan Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details: A-frame swing bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Manville Causeway - Wihousky St.
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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1910 Manville Causway

In the open position to let a boat through

Photo uploaded by Art S.

475022

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Technical drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2019

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NS - U.S. Route 206 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.535282,-74.618884

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Carries NS RR over U.S. Route 206
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over U.S. Route 206 on NS RR
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NS - U.S. Route 206 Bridge

looking north

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NS - North Main Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.544519,-74.586975

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Carries NS RR over North Main Street - CR 533
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through girder bridge over North Main Street - CR 533 on NS RR
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NS - North Main Street Bridge

looking north

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Millstone River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.502750,-74.587450

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Carries Amwell Rd (Cr 514) over Millstone River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 815.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Millstone River on Amwell Rd (Cr 514)
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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North Branch Iron Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.599863,-74.673701

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Carries Rt. 28 / Easton Turnpike over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss. 11 Panel, looks like Phoenix Columns or cast compression members.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on Rt. 28 / Easton Turnpike
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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early 1900s image

My guess is 1870s or earlier. Note the trussed floor beams!

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Canal Bridge Bound Brook

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.558631,-74.528009

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Carries 527 over Delaware & Raratan Canal
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Delaware & Raratan Canal on 527
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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1906 postmark

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485307

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1907 barrel shot

Barrel shot from 1907 through the A-frame D&R Canal swing bridge as well as Queens Bridge

Photo uploaded by Art S.

485486

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Tech Drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Being studied for rehab or replacement

Location: 40.664450,-74.529731

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Carries Valley Rd (Cr 512) over Passaic River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Passaic River on Valley Rd (Cr 512)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Somerset County

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

Photo taken by Jag9889

492642

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492643

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492644

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492645

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Valley Road - Passaic River Bridge

dedication plaque

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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CNJ - South Branch Stone Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 40.546586,-74.629261

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Carries CNJ RR South Branch over Dukes Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Dukes Brook on CNJ RR South Branch
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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CNJ - South Branch Stone Bridge

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South Branch Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.546993,-74.695854

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Carries Studdiford Drive over Raritan River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Town lattice covered bridge over the Raritan River on Studdiford Drive
History: Built 1830; replaced 1929
Built: 1830

Location: Somerset County

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South Branch Covered Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Hoepfner's Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.456853,-74.604332

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Carries Township Line Road over Tributary of Millstone River
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Brick arch bridge over Tributary of Millstone River on Township Line Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Hoepfner's Brook Bridge

looking north

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492589

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Hoepfner's Brook Bridge

looking south

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NS - Mill Lane Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.510593,-74.722749

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Carries NS RR over Mill Lane
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 Mill Lane on NS RR
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NS - Mill Lane Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.510585,-74.721914

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Carries NS RR over Abandoned CNJ South Branch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Abandoned CNJ South Branch on NS RR
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492632

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492633

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

looking southwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492634

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

492635

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NS - Over Abandoned CNJ South Branch

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 2021

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Montgomery Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.487700,-74.756000

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Carries Montgomery Road over Neshanic River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Neshanic River on Montgomery Road
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 2008
Built: 1928

Location: Somerset County

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Montgomery Road Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021

496205

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Montgomery Road Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021

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Montgomery Road Bridge

looking southwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 2021

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Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Raritan River Bridge P&R RR

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.551897,-74.572282

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Carries Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad (P&R RR) over Raritan River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad (P&R RR)
History: Built 1875
Built: 1875

Location: Somerset County

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1875 Delaware & Bound Brook RR Raritan River Bridge

Note that the original alignment was slightly to the west of the present bridge. Also note the cast iron details.

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Canal Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.456468,-74.585682

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Carries Canal Road over Ten Mile Run
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 28.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Ten Mile Run on Canal Road
History: Built 1886; Bridge replaced, with trusses added as decorations in 1993
Built: 1886

Location: Somerset County

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CNJ/Reading - Middle Brook Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.560112,-74.547701

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Carries Central Railroad of New Jersey/Philadelphia & Reading Railroad over Middle Brook
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Double barreled (three truss lines), Phoenix Columned, Whipple through truss railroad bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Middle Brook on Central Railroad of New Jersey/Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
History:
Built: pre1885

Location: Somerset County

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Public Domain; Published before 1923

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Bedens Brook Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.394138,-74.729311

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Carries Bedens Brook Road over Bedens Brook
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Bedens Brook on Bedens Brook Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Bedens Brook Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jerrye &Roy Klotz, MD in 2007

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Lake Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.720843,-74.637727

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Carries Lake Road over Tributary of North Branch Raritan River
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Tributary of North Branch Raritan River on Lake Road
History:
Built:

Location: Somerset County

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Lake Road Bridge

looking south

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Lake Road Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Dutchtown Harlingen Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.448789,-74.682039

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Carries Dutchtown Harlingen Road - CR 604 over CSX RR Trenton Line
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX RR Trenton Line on Dutchtown Harlingen Road - CR 604
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1996
Built: 1926

Location: Somerset County

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Dutchtown Harlingen Road Bridge

looking northg

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Dutchtown Harlingen Road Bridge

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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US 206 Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.467559,-74.661765

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Carries US 206 over Reading RR
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Three truss line (?), cast and wrought iron bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Reading RR on US 206
History: Likely built when the line was built in 1875-1876. Likely replaced when the next span was built in 1918 (the station in the photo was replaced in 1919)
Built: 1875-1876

Location: Somerset County

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US 206 Bridge (Old)

looking north c1910

Photo from old postcard

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early 1900s image (pre 1918)

From this view you can see its a standard Reading bowstring. Digitally cleaned up, source image in link.

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 2021

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view of station from bridge

digitally altered, source image in link

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 2021

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Cleaned up image 1

Digitally lightly cleaned up, source image in link

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 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.

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