Hamden Road (North)

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approaching the bridge from the south.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in July 2012

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Essay 

This bridge replaced the old truss listed as lost at
http://www.bridgehunter.com/nj/hunterdon/10XXF62/

This is a fully modern plate welded I beam bridge, load rated to something like 69 tons, yet most of the strength of this 2 span pony is really only used against spring floods, not against traffic weight. This is a very strong modern bridge in a very quiet ex-suburban rural area.

Facts 

Overview

Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over S.Branch of Raritan River on Hamden Road

Location

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 2005

Design

Warren pony truss with alternating verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.7 ft.
Total length: 168.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.61167, -74.90889   (decimal degrees)
40°36'42" N, 74°54'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/507707/4495653 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Pittstown

Inventory numbers

NJ 10XXF62 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 53176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2011)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

1,990

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Update Log 

• August 15, 2012: Essay added by Andrew Pearce

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