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
BH Photo #239318
"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."
A bridge on Route 519 that collapsed under the weight of a crane more than a year ago is due to come down soon. Demolition is expected to start around Sept. 14, county Public Works Director Thomas Mathews said Friday.
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2015/09/demolition_of_...
Replacement funding now in place:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/0...
Next update (with some nice pictures):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/1...
I guess fixing it was too much to hope for. Now doomed:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/1...
The truck that caused the collapse weighed 80 tones!:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/0...
Driver of the truck charged:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/0...
A truck hauling a crane decided to test the bridge's capabilities:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/0...
New bridge to open:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2016/03/nj_bridge_repl...