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River Road Bridge

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Photos 

River Road Bridge -- May 16, 2010

Overview looking towards Frenchtown and PRR Bel-Del Bridge to the right

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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BH Photo #166533

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Nishisakawick Creek on River Road in Frenchtown
Location
Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Rehabilitated 1994
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Also called
Old River Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.52361, -75.06278   (decimal degrees)
40°31'25" N, 75°03'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/494682/4485877 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Frenchtown
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
95
Inventory numbers
NJ 10XX159 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25307 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 53.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Frenchtown, New Jersey (2)
Hunterdon County, New Jersey (194)
New Jersey (1,532)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
Open (39,895)
Owned by county (20,788)
Pony truss (16,189)
Skewed (4,906)
 Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Structurally deficient (14,190)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Truss (32,807)
Two-angle steel (45)
Warren pony truss (3,360)
Warren truss (6,568)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • May 29, 2010: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added Frenchown, NJ to Name, City & Overview. Added two photos. Easton, PA t o USGS. Status changed to Pedestrians only.

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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