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NS NJ173 Overpass

Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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Photo taken by fronobulax

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Map 

Street View 

Description 

Used as railcar storage by Norfolk Southern

Facts 

Overview
Arch bridge over NJ 173 on NS
Location
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.66000, -75.06333   (decimal degrees)
40°39'36" N, 75°03'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/494646/4501016 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bloomsbury
Inventory number
BH 25305 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,418)
Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Central Railroad of New Jersey (11)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,754)
Deck arch (8,695)
Have street view (9,888)
 Hunterdon County, New Jersey (124)
New Jersey (749)
Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
Open (28,306)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed Raritan Valley Line/NJT from overview as the NS owns and uses this bridge solely as a storage track
  • September 24, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • September 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added information & categories.
  • September 17, 2012: New Street View added by Andrew Pearce

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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