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Avondale Bridge

Essex County, New Jersey, and Bergen County, New Jersey

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Avondale Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in December 2020

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #486811

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Swing through truss bridge over Passaic River on Kingsland Avenue in Nutley
Location
Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey, and Bergen County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905; Rededicated 1981; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 363.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Passaic River Bridge
Kingsland Avenue Bridge
Park Avenue Bridge
De Jessa Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.81105, -74.13827   (decimal degrees)
40°48'40" N, 74°08'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/572679/4518139 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Orange
Inventory numbers
NJ 0700B01 (New Jersey bridge number)
NJ 020032A (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25173 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bergen County, New Jersey (113)
Built 1905 (825)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
County line crossing (534)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (184)
Double-intersection Warren truss (496)
Essex County, New Jersey (128)
Have street view (29,323)
Movable (3,139)
NR-eligible (4,115)
New Jersey (1,704)
Nutley, New Jersey (2)
Open (41,016)
Owned by county (21,660)
 Passaic River (56)
Pin-connected (4,917)
Pony truss (17,101)
Riveted (2,580)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,691)
Steel grate deck (468)
Structurally deficient (12,801)
Swing (1,578)
Through truss (17,370)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,566)
Truss (36,146)
Warren pony truss (3,585)
Warren truss (7,059)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 19, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • May 29, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
  • January 19, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • September 30, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Fixed name, added additional names and uploaded new photo
  • July 12, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King

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