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Shark River Railroad Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Elaine Deutsch

Bridge Documented: 2016

Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Railroad (New Jersey Transit) Over Shark River

Location
Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea: Monmouth County, New Jersey: United States

Structure Type
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1937 By Builder/Contractor: Unknown and Engineer/Design: Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable

Main Span Length
75.0 Feet (22.9 Meters)

Structure Length
544.0 Feet (165.8 Meters)

Roadway Width
Not Available

Spans
1 Main Span(s)

Inventory Number
Not Applicable

Historic Significance Rating (HSR)
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This is a wide, double-track example of a plate girder rolling lift bascule bridge.

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