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Morris Goodkind Bridge
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Description
The bridge was designed by Morris Goodkind, and originally called the College Bridge. It was renamed in 1969 in honor of Mr. Goodkind. the second span, which carries southbound traffic, was designed by Morris's son Donald. It was completed in 1974, and renamed the donald Goodkind bridge in 2004.Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Raritan River on Northbound US 1
- Location
- Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1929; rehabilitated 1975
- Builder
- - Morris Goodkind
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 202.1 ft.
Total length: 1,902.0 ft.
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Raritan River Bridge, College Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.48972, -74.41333 (decimal degrees)
40°29'23" N, 74°24'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/549718/4482279 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- New Brunswick
- Inventory numbers
- NJ 1203150 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25377 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2011)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
- 53,518
Update Log
- July 10, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
- May 27, 2013: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
- May 26, 2013: Updated by Alex Dobrowolski: updated name and alternate names, designer, and added description
Sources
- Alex Dobrowolski
- Nathan Holth
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