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NJTR - Morris Turnpike Overpass

Essex County, New Jersey, and Union County, New Jersey

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NJT - Morris Turnpike Overpass

Photo by Mike Del Vecchio, used with permission

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BH Photo #445948

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Route 124/Morris Turnpike on New Jersey Transit (former DL&W)
Location
Summit, Essex County, New Jersey, and Union County, New Jersey
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1894 by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, replacing earlier span
Railroads
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DLW)
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad (EL)
- New Jersey Transit (NJTR)
Design
Stone arch
Also called
NJTR - Route 124 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.72341, -74.33866   (decimal degrees)
40°43'24" N, 74°20'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/555852/4508263 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84844 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,083)
Arch (12,733)
Built 1894 (262)
Built during 1890s (3,280)
Deck arch (11,960)
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (230)
Erie Lackawanna Railroad (445)
Essex County, New Jersey (128)
 Have street view (29,908)
New Jersey (1,713)
New Jersey Transit (170)
Open (41,206)
Owned by state (16,656)
Stone arch (3,314)
Summit, New Jersey (10)
Union County, New Jersey (118)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 31, 2019: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Geoff Hubbs

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