Rating:
25377
{78}%
4 votes
Morris Goodkind Bridge
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 deck arch bridge over Raritan River on US-1
- Location
- New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1929; rehabilitated 1975
- Builder
- - Morris Goodkind
- Design
- Concrete deck arch bridge
- Dimensions
-
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
- +40.49275, -74.41329 (decimal degrees)
40°29'34" N, 74°24'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/549719/4482615 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- New Brunswick
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 60,670
- Inventory numbers
- NJ 1203150 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of July 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 7, 2021: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- March 8, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 15, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
- April 13, 2018: Updated by Amanda: Fix bridge location and other details
- December 7, 2016: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
- 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
- Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Geoff Hubbs
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Photo of the Morris Goodkind Bridge taken from the Edison side