Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)
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| Carries | County Route 508 |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale | Newark and Harrison, New Jersey |
| Owner | Essex County |
| Design | Through truss swing bridge |
| Material | steel |
| Total length | 371.1 feet (113.1 m) |
| Width | 40.4 feet (12.3 m) |
| Longest span | 122.1 feet (37.2 m) |
| Number of spans | 2 |
| Clearance below | 6.9 feet (2.1 m) |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Daily traffic | 11,820 |
| Coordinates | 40°44′42″N 74°09′57″W / 40.7451°N 74.1657°WCoordinates: 40°44′42″N 74°09′57″W / 40.7451°N 74.1657°W |
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The Bridge Street Bridge is a swing bridge over the Passaic River. It connects Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. The road is officially County Route 508[1] and is known as Bridge Street on the Newark side and Harrison Avenue on the Harrison side. It is a Rim-bearing Pratt thru truss swing span supported on ashlar substructure with concrete caps.[citation needed]
It opened in 1913 and is still able to open to allow marine traffic to pass underneath.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. (2010). "Bridge Street over Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey." National Bridge Inventory, via Uglybridges.com. Structure No. 0700H03.
