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AMTK - Route 29 Overpass

Mercer County, New Jersey

Photos 

Route 29 overpass

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #142389

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Northbound NJ 29 on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Location
Mercer County, New Jersey
Status
Open
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 48.9 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.21000, -74.76667   (decimal degrees)
40°12'36" N, 74°46'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/519856/4451091 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Trenton West
Inventory number
BH 25341 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (584)
Arch (12,940)
Built 1903 (660)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Deck arch (12,151)
HAER documented (1,138)
Have street view (30,587)
Mercer County, New Jersey (89)
New Jersey (1,777)
 Northeast Corridor (156)
Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,167)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,527)
Stone arch (3,406)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)

Update Log 

  • July 3, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • April 24, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • July 9, 2009: New photo from Ian Anderson
  • March 8, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson

Sources 

  • Ian Anderson - macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com
  • HAER NJ-40 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jersey & New Jersey/New York State Lines, Newark, Essex County, NJ
  • Luke

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