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Squan Bridge
Description
The Squan Bridge is believed to be the only example of a King patent tubular arch bridge remaining in New Jersey.
-- Historic American Engineering Record
This was the last original bowstring truss in NJ.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Manasquan River on Allenwood-Lakewood Road
- Location
- Monmouth County, New Jersey, and Ocean County, New Jersey
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Replaced ca. 1992
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Three-span bowstring pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 18.0 ft.
Total length: 152.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.13694, -74.10778 (decimal degrees)
40°08'13" N, 74°06'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/576007/4443338 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Asbury Park
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 4,610
- Inventory numbers
- NJ 13000W3 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 55902 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of May 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- June 22, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
- December 25, 2019: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added to description and builder
- January 11, 2018: New photo from Art Suckewer
- March 27, 2013: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
- March 26, 2013: Added by James Baughn
Sources
- HAER NJ-77 - Squan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River at Allenwood-Lakewood Road, Allenwood, Monmouth County, NJ
- Sheldon Wiens
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com