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PRR - Passaic River Bridge (Old)

Essex County, New Jersey, and Hudson County, New Jersey

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Penn - Passaic River bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014

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BH Photo #306748

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Overview
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over the Passaic River
Location
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, and Hudson County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1911; Replaced 1935
Railroad
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Through truss swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 213.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.73579, -74.16151   (decimal degrees)
40°44'09" N, 74°09'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/570799/4509766 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elizabeth
Inventory number
BH 63910 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1911 (787)
Built during 1910s (9,669)
County line crossing (533)
Essex County, New Jersey (117)
Hudson County, New Jersey (105)
Lost (24,948)
Lost 1935 (67)
Lost during 1930s (632)
Movable (2,987)
New Jersey (1,590)
 Newark, New Jersey (47)
Pennsylvania Railroad (903)
Pratt through truss (5,422)
Pratt truss (9,342)
Railroad (15,599)
Replaced by new bridge (16,748)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,991)
Swing (1,465)
Through truss (15,163)
Truss (32,941)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 10, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 25, 2015: Updated by Douglas Butler: Added Info
  • October 31, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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