Rating:
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Rue Road Bridge

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Photos 

Aerial View Of Bridge In Context Including Victory Circle From South. Looking North.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #218466

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Matchaponix Brook on Rue Road
Location
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1910; replaced 1998
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 74.2 ft.
Total length: 88.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Also called
Matchaponix Brook Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.33958, -74.37284   (decimal degrees)
40°20'23" N, 74°22'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/553268/4465637 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Freehold
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
620
Inventory numbers
NJ 125B055 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 49904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,192)
Built during 1910s (9,846)
Lally columns (321)
Lost (26,852)
Lost 1998 (428)
Lost during 1990s (4,073)
Middlesex County, New Jersey (93)
New Jersey (1,651)
One-lane traffic (7,668)
Owned by county (21,303)
 Pony truss (16,682)
Replaced by new bridge (18,223)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,283)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,685)
Truss (34,240)
Warren pony truss (3,475)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (737)
Warren truss (6,789)
Wooden deck (6,109)

Update Log 

  • November 10, 2017: Updated by Dave King: Updated status: replaced
  • October 25, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • HAER NJ-112 - Rue Road Bridge, Rue Road, spanning Matchaponix Brook, .35 mile east of intersection with Route 613, Jamesburg vicinity, Middlesex, NJ
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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