New Bridge

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New Bridge

New Jersey

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

BH Photo #291085

Overview: Swing pony truss bridge over Hackensack River on Old New Bridge Road/Main Street
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1889 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by upstream bridge in 1956; rehabilitated 2003
Builders: - Joseph Stagg (Substructure)
- King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Contractor) [also known as King Bridge Co.]
- Phoenix Iron Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Fabrication)
Design: Swing Pratt pony truss
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1989
Also called: Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.91399, -74.03017 (decimal degrees)
40°54'50" N, 74°01'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/581670/4529662 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hackensack
Inventory numbers: NRHP 89000775 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 55812 (Bridgehunter.com ID)