Midtown Bridge

Photos

From the Street Railway Journal Volume 16

Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images

BH Photo #331322

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hackensack River on Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Location: Bogota, Bergen County, New Jersey
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1900; Trolley service ended 1938; Converted to road use 1940; Replaced 2018
Builders: - F.R. Long & Co. of New York City, New York
- Ford, Bacon & Davis of New York City, New York (Consulting Engineers)
Railroads: - Bergen County Traction Co. (BCTCo.)
- Interurban
- New Jersey & Hudson River Railway & Ferry Company (NJ&HR)
- Public Service Corporation of New Jersey (PCNJ)
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 1,360.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.7 ft.
Also called: Salem Street Bridge
NJ&HR - Hackensack River Swing Bridge
PSNJ - Hackensack River Swing Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.88238, -74.03595 (decimal degrees)
40°52'57" N, 74°02'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/581222/4526147 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hackensack
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 10,836
Inventory numbers: NJ 020004B (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 68324 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.8 (out of 100)
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