Rue Road Bridge

Photos

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

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #218466

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 2015): 610
Inventory numbers: NJ 125B055 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 49904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2015): 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)
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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