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14th Street Pedestrian Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over NJT Morristown Line on footpath at 14th Street
Open to pedestrians only

AMTK - Dock Bridge [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss with all verticals bridges over Passaic River on Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
Open to traffic
Built 1935

AMTK - East Kinney Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Kinney Street on Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic

AMTK - Green Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Green Street on Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic

AMTK - McClellan Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over McClellan Street on Amtrak
Open to traffic

AMTK - Tichenor Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tichenor Street on Amtrak
Open to traffic

AMTK - Wright Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Sidewalk (Wright Street) on Railroad

Arlington Avenue Bridge over Orange Ind.Track (Aband) [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Orange Ind.Track (Aband) on Arlington Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1931

Avondale Bridge [Map · Street View]
Swing through truss bridge over Passaic River on Kingsland Avenue in Nutley
Open to traffic
Built 1905; Rededicated 1981; rehabilitated 1986

Baldwin Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over New Jersey Transit on Baldwin Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1905; Replaced 1996

Becker Business Park Footbridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Foulertons Brook on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1968

Belleville Copper Rolling-Mill Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Second River
Open to pedestrians only
1838 brownstone arch bridge over the Second River used by the Belleville Copper Rolling Mill

Belleville Turnpike Bridge (1914) [Map]
Lost through truss bascule bridge over Passaic River on NJ 7 in Belleville/North Arlington/Kearny
No longer exists
Built 1914 by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.; replaced 2003

Belleville Turnpike Bridge (Pre 1914) [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ Route 7 Rutgers Street
No longer exists
Replaced in 1914

Bloomfield Avenue Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Peckman River on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona
Open to traffic
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1945

Bloomfield Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Christopher Columbus Drive on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1951

Bridge Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Second River on Bridge Street in Belleville
Open to traffic
Built 1867

Bridge Street Drawbridge (1913) [Map]
Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Swing Bridge (1913) [Map · Street View]
Swing bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1913

Bridge Street Swing Bridge (Pre 1913) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Brighton Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Second River on Brighton Avenue in East Orange
Open to traffic
Built 1910

Canoe Brook Bridge [Map]
Lost Stone arch bridge over Canoe Brook on E Northfield Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over City Subway on Central Avenue in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1908

Centre Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Passaic River on NJ 158 & Pennsylvania Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1911; Road deck added after the Hudson & Manhattan moved traffic onto the Dock Bridge; Removed 1979

Clay Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Swing through truss bridge over Passaic River on Clay Street in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1976

CNJ - Jefferson Street Overpass [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Jefferson Street & Downing Street on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed but not replaced
Built 1907

CNJ - PD Draw [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Passaic River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Abandoned
Built 1912; Reduced from double track tot two 1955; Sabotaged 1970; Swing span removed ca.1976

CNJ - Penn Station Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Amtrak and New Jersey Railroad Avenue on CNJ Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Colden Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Boulevard on Colden Street
Open to traffic
Built 1930

CRCX - Avenue I Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Avenue I on Conrail

CRCX - Avenue P Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Avenue P on Conrail Shared Assets
Open to traffic

CRCX - Frelinghuysen Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Frelinghuysen Avenue, East Peddie Street on Conrail Railroad
Open to traffic

CRCX - Meeker Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Meeker Avenue on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

CRCX - Point No Point Bridge [Map · Street View]
Camelback through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Conrail Shared Assets Operations (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
Open to traffic
1901 built date is from Conrail; other sources say 1894

CRCX - Rome Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Railroad, Rome Street & Hawkins Street on Railroad

CRCX - Upper Bay Bridge [Map · Street View]
Parker through truss bridge over Newark Bay on CSX RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
Open to traffic
Built 1930 to replace trestle dating to 1913

CRCX/Northeast Corridor Overpass [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss bridge over Amtrak Northeast Corridor on Conrail Lehigh Line
Open to traffic

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Blvd. on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1930

EL Spur - Mill Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Street on Railroad
Demolished in 2016

ERIE - Branch Brook Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge over Branch Brook Park Drive on Erie RR Orange Branch
Open to traffic

ERIE - Franklin Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue on Erie RR Orange Branch
Open to traffic
Built 1939

ERIE - NX Bridge [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1922, taken out of service 1977

ERIE - Passaic River Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1903; replaced 1922

ERIE - Passaic River Bridge (Older) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (New York Division)
No longer exists
Built 1876; replaced in 1903

Freeman Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over New Jersey Transit and Toneys Brook on Freeman Parkway in Glen Ridge
Open to traffic
Built 1926

Grove Street over Erie-Lackawanna Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Erie-Lackawanna RR on Grove Street
Removed but not replaced

Haynes Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Girder bridge over Amtrak, Conrail and Monorail on Haynes Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1931

Hoover Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Third River on Hoover Avenue in Bloomfield
Open to traffic
Built 1908

Horse Neck Bridge [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Passaic River on Horseneck Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Jackson Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss swing bridge over Passaic River on Jackson Street in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1991

LV - Newark Bay Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Newark Bay on Lehigh Valley RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913, replaced 1930

McClellan Street - US 9 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over US 9 on McClellan Street
Open to traffic
Built 1946; Reconstructed 1994

ME - Eagle Rock Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Eagle Rock Avenue on Morristown & Erie Railroad

ME - Passaic River Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Passaic River on Morristown & Erie RR
Open to traffic

Mill Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Second River on Mill Street in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Moffatt Mill Bridge [Map]
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Toney's Brook on Freeman Parkway
Replaced by a new bridge

Montrose Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel arch bridge over Morristown Line on Montrose Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1914

Mount Prospect Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Second River on Mount Prospect Avenue in Belleville
Open to traffic
Built 1910

Newark Bay Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel through arch bridge over Newark Bay on the NJ Turnpike Extension (I-78) in Bayonne and Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1955

Newark Viaduct [Map]
Lost deck truss bridge over I-78 and railroad tracks on NJ 21 in Newark
No longer exists
Built 1932; replaced 2003

NJTR - Belleville Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Belleville Avenue (Route 506) on New Jersey Transit

NJTR - Broadway Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Broadway on New Jersey Transit
Derelict/abandoned

NJTR - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Overpass [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic

NJTR - East Orange Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder and rigid frame concrete bridge over Main St/Arlington Ave/Munn Ave on New Jersey Transit Morristown Line
Open to traffic

NJTR - Garden State Parkway Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Garden State Parkway on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

NJTR - Glenwood Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Glenwood Avenue on NJ Transit
Open to traffic

NJTR - Hillside Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Hillside Avenue on New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic

NJTR - I-280 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 280 on New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic

NJTR - Little Falls Road Overpass [Map · Street View]
Brick arch bridge over Little Falls Road on NJT Boonton Line
Open to traffic

NJTR - McCarter Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over McCarter Highway on New Jersey Transit Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

NJTR - Mill Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Street & Second River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NJTR - Morris Turnpike Overpass [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Route 124/Morris Turnpike on New Jersey Transit (former DL&W)
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1894 by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, replacing earlier span

NJTR - Morristown Line Bridge - Wyoming Avenue [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Morristown Line on CR 577 Wyoming Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916

NJTR - New Street Overpass [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over New Street on New Jersey Transit

NJTR - Newark Branch Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Erie Railroad on New Jersey Transit
Derelict/abandoned

NJTR - Newark Draw [Map · Street View]
Deck truss 2-level swing bridge over Passaic River on New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic
Built 1903

NJTR - NJ-24 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over NJ 24 on Railroad
Open to traffic

NJTR - North Broad Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Broad Street on New Jersey Transit

NJTR - North Oraton Parkway Overpass [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over North Oraton Parkway on NJ Transit

NJTR - Passaic River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Passaic River, Passaic Avenue & McCarter Highway on New Jersey Transit
Abandoned
Built 1897; modified 1911 and 1950; abandoned 2002 after the opening of the Montclair Connection

NJTR - Second River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Second River on New Jersey Transit Montclair Line
Open to traffic

NJTR - Spruce Street Overpass [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Spruce Street on New Jersey Transit
Intact but closed to all traffic

NJTR - Stetson Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stetson Street on New Jersey Transit Morristown Line
Open to traffic

NJTR - Washington Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Washington Street on NJ Transit
Open to traffic

NJTR - Watchung Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Watchung Avenue on Railroad

NJTR - WR Draw [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over McCarter Highway, Passaic River, Passaic Avenue on New Jersey Transit
Abandoned
Built 1897, Abandoned 2002

NJTR/Erie Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Erie Railroad on New Jersey Transit

North Arlington Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Montclair Line on N. Arlington Avenue in Bloomfield
Open to traffic
Built 1910

NS - Broadway Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Broadway on Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

NS - Mill Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mill Street on Erie Railroad

NS - North Franklin Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Franklin Avenue on Erie Railroad

NS - Third River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck truss bridge over Third River River & Memorial Park Trail on Railroad

Nutley Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Erie Railroad on Nutley Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Mill Road Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Green Brook on Old Mill Road in North Caldwell
Open to traffic
Built 1910

Orton Road Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Pine Brook on Orton Road in West Caldwell
Open to traffic
Built 1890

Park Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Branch Brook Park Lake on Park Avenue in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1905

Passaic River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck truss bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984

Passaic River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Vertical lift bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 Truck in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988

Passaic River Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Passaic River on Mt Vernon Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Passaic River Bridge at Pine Brook [Map]
Lost Post through truss bridge over Passaic River
Demolished

Pine Brook Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Pine Brook on Passaic Ave Cr613
Open to traffic
Built 1921

Presby Iris Garden Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Low land on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1922

PRR - Passaic River Bridge (Old) [Map]
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over the Passaic River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911; Replaced 1935

PSTC - Orange Street Station Bridge [Map]
Pony plate girder bridge over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad on Public Service Coordinated Transport
Removed but not replaced

Ridgewood Avenue Bridge [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Montclair Line & a 2nd arch over Second River on Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge
Open to traffic
Built 1912

Roseville Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Morristown Line Mp 8.94 on Roseville Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1904; rehabilitated 2012

Rutgers Street Bridge (2003) [Map · Street View]
Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Rutgers Street NJ Route 7
Open to traffic
Built in 2003

S Ward Place Branch Brook Lake Bridge [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Branch Brook Lake on S Ward Place
Open to traffic

Second River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Second River on Broadway (CR 667) in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1903

Second River Pedestrian Bridge [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Second River and Branch Brook Park Drive on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

South Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Amtrak on South Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1929; Replaced 1996

South Ward Place Park Footpath Overpass [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over a footpath on South Ward Place in Branch Brook Park in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Summit Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Raymond Boulevard on Summit Street
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Taylor Pond Park Bridge [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Taylor Pond on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Third River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Third River on Centre Street (CR 648) in Nutley
Open to traffic
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1965

Tulip Spring Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over West Branch of Rahway River
Open to traffic
Built 1920

US 1&9 over Conrail and Richards Lane Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Conrail and Richards Lane on US Rte 1&9 SB
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1972

US 9 over Elizabeth Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Elizabeth Avenue on US 9
Replaced by a new bridge

US Route 1 Extension Viaduct (SB) [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Conrail Yards, Wilson Avenue, Delancy Street, & South Street on US Route 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932

Verona Park Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Verona Lake on Path
Open to pedestrians only

Watsessing Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over NJ Transit Montclair Line on Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield
Open to traffic
Built 1910

Weequahic Park Road Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Conrail and Route 22 on Weequahic Park Road in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1931; Reconstructed 2009

West Branch Rahway River Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over West Branch Rahway River on Millburn Avenue (CR 527)
Open to traffic
Built 1900

West Essex Trail - Pompton Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Pompton Avenue on West Essex Trail (formerly Erie-Lackawanna Railroad)
Open to pedestrians only

West Subway Arch - Branch Brook Park [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Path on Park Path
Open to traffic
Built 1900

William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Vertical lift bridge over Passiac River on I-280 in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1973