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Historic Bridges: Essex County, New Jersey

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.

Total Bridges Found: 11

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Avondale Bridge
De Jessa Memorial Bridge
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Kingsland Avenue and Park Avenue Over Passaic River in Nutley and Lyndhurst: Essex County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 364 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1904 By: New Jersey Bridge Company of Manasquan, New Jersey
This attractive swing bridge also includes pony truss approach spans.
Bridge Street Bridge
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Bridge Street (Harrison Avenue) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 371 ft. Main Span: 243 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This swing bridge is noted for its rare curved top chord and vertical end posts.
Clay Street Bridge
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Clay Street (Central Avenue) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)
Length: 328 ft. Main Span: 235 ft. Roadway: 36.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1908 By: A. E. Sandford Company of Hoboken, New Jersey and James Owen
This is a rare example of a lattice truss swing bridge with a genuinely curved top chord, one of two in Newark.
Dock Bridge
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Railroad (Amtrak) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 520 ft. Main Span: 230 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1935 By: Unknown and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York
This is a massive pair of railroad vertical lift bridges that sit right beside each other.
Jackson Street Bridge
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Frank E. Rodgers Blvd and Jackson Street (CR-697) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 467 ft. Main Span: 221 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1898 By: Fagan Iron Works of Jersey City, New Jersey and James Owen
Although severely altered, the remaining truss lines of this bridge are a rare example of a lattice truss swing bridge, one of two in Newark.
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Newark Bay Bridge
Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge, Turnpike Extension Bridge
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New Jersey Turnpike Extension (I-78) Over Newark Bay in Newark and Bayonne: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Continuous 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 6,170 ft. Main Span: 671 ft. Roadway: 77 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1955 By: Unknown
This large high level bridge is adds interest to this extension of the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to Bayonne.
Newark Drawbridge
Morristown Line Bridge
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Railroad (New Jersey Transit) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 870 ft. Main Span: 221 ft. Roadway: 30.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This is a very rare example of a double-deck railroad swing bridge.
NX Bridge
Annie Bridge, Bridge 8.04
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Railroad (Conrail) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 440 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1922 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
Kept in its raised position, this is an abandoned but noteworthy example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.
Pulaski Skyway
Including The Hoboken Avenue Viaduct
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US-1 and US-9 Over Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Various Roads and Railroads in Newark, Kearny, and Jersey City: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 14,907 ft. Main Span: 550 ft. Roadway: 47 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1932 By: Various Builders and Sigvald Johannesson
With award-winning aesthetics, this extremely long bridge is also noted for its exceedingly complex design.
US-1/US-9 Truck Passaic River Bridge
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US-1 and US-9 Truck Route Over Passaic River in Newark and Kearny: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 2,005 ft. Main Span: 333 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1941 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This is the older and more significant of two similar vertical lift bridges on this stretch of road.
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
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I-280 Over Passaic River and Passaic Avenue in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 626 ft. Main Span: 222 ft. Roadway: 74 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: Unknown and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York
This massive 1940s vertical lift bridge has some minor architectural embellishments that reflect the period it was built in.

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