Photos
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View, Looking From Northwest, Showing Approach Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General Side Elevation View, Looking From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View, Looking From Northwest, Showing Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View, Looking From West Along Northwest Walkway, Showing Vertical Compression Members 5. 'Barrel Shot' View Looking Across Bridge From The West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View, Looking From West Along Southside Walkway, Showing Vertical Endpost Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View, Looking From Southwest, Showing Approach Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View, Looking From Southwest, Showing Cast Iron Guard Rail Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of Bridge, Looking From Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View, Looking From Northeast, Showing Reinforced Floor Beams Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Endpost, Showing '1870' Date In Cast Iron Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of North Side Of Bridge, Looking From Nest, Showing Top Chord Connection Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of North Side Of Bridge, Showing Wrought Iron Diagonals With Adjustment Device Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of South Side Of Compression Members. Note Twentieth Century Steel Compression Member In Right Foreground Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Guard Rail Along North Side Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Upper Chord Connection, Showing Octagonally-Shaped Upper Chord Compression Member Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Guard Nail Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on W. Main Street in Clinton
- Location
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1870
- Builders
- - Charles Cowin
- William Cowin
- Design
- Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Inventory numbers
- NJ 10XX0N1 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25277 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 340
Sources
- HAER NJ-19 - West Main Street Bridge, Spanning South branch of Raritan River, Clinton, Hunterdon County, NJ
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com