Cleveland Bridge

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Description 

The Cleveland Bridge -1888- Named for Grover Cleveland of N.J., it replaced an 1840's wooden bridge that served the extensive timbre industry in the Ramapo Mountains. Constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. East Berlin, Conn., the major iron bridge builders of the northeast, it is one of two Ramapo River bridges which survived the record flood of 1903. Repaired in 1923 and historically restored by the County in 1983, it is the oldest of it's type by this builder in New Jersey. The lenticular truss design is also called "Bowstring" or "Pumpkin-seed" because of its profile. The Cleveland Bridge is the County's only functioning wood-decked traffic bridge. Mahwah Historic Sites Committee 1988

Facts 

Overview

Lenticular Pony truss bridge over Ramapo River on Bear Swamp Road

Location

Bergen County, New Jersey

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1888; rehabilitated 1923; restored in 1983

Builder

- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut

Design

Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss with an added bailey truss inside

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Bear Swamp Road Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.06577, -74.20818   (decimal degrees)
41°03'57" N, 74°12'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/566527/4546360 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Ramsey

Inventory numbers

NJ 020033A (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2010)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

430

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Update Log 

• August 18, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Bailey truss"
• August 14, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: Changed the name and added the contents of a description sign.
• April 21, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added GPS and info.

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Fmiser - fmiser [at] gmail [dot] com

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