Kingwood Stockton Road Bridge(s) over Lockatong Creek

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another double bridge

bridge zone includes bridge 1000010, which is the 3 arch concrete span from 1941. Truss is bridge 1000011, built first in 1940.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

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Description 

"The skewed 4-panel riveted Warren pony truss bridge is supported on random ashlar abutments that were reinforced with concrete at an unknown date. Dated 1940 by the county, the bridge exhibits no distinctive details. It was rehabilitated in 1983 and has numerous welded repairs and reinforcing of joints. If the 1940 date is accurate, it is a late example of its type."

For the arch: "The bridge carries two lanes of a moderately traveled county road over a minor stream. The setting is wooded and rural with sparse housing. A marker identifies the adjacent structure as the 1830 tavern built to replace the 1750 log Kingswood Tavern located on the same site. The bridge is contiguous to a pony truss span (1000011) that crosses the main channel of the stream." "According to county records, the now corrugated steel-lined arches of the 3-span bridge are concrete lined. The original date of construction is not known, nor is it known if the spans are stone or concrete arches. 1941 may well be the date of reconstruction. The structure, which has larger arches flanking the central arch, is finished with coursed ashlar spandrel walls and ringstones. The undocumented span is not known to be historically or technologically distinguished. No plans survive."

Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge AND concrete arch span over Lockatong Creek on CR 519 in Kingtown

Location

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Status

Collapsed due to accident, replaced

History

Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Collapsed due to accident 2014

Design

single span Warren pony truss, 67 ft long 26.6 ft wide
3 span concrete arch, 52 ft long 28.1 ft wide

Dimensions

Span length: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.

Also called

CR 519 Bridge over Lockatong Creek
Lockatong Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.47120, -75.02118   (decimal degrees)
40°28'16" N, 75°01'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/498204/4480058 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lumberville

Inventory numbers

NJ 1000011 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25271 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

2,343

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Update Log 

• September 14, 2012: Updated by Andrew Pearce: Two bridges, one entry.
• September 5, 2012: Updated by Andrew Pearce: added data and Street View

Related Bridges 

• Lockatong Creek Bridge (Same project) - 2 bridges side by side, built 1940-1941

Sources 

• Historic Bridges of Hunterdon County - 2002 county survey of bridges

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