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Rockaway River Bridge

Morris County, New Jersey

Photo 

Rockaway River Bridge

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Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #513617

Map 

Description 

Location is a bit of aguess.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Rockaway River on Beach Street
Location
Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.90075, -74.50460   (decimal degrees)
40°54'03" N, 74°30'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/541726/4527857 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95516 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Lenticular through truss (91)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,446)
Morris County, New Jersey (101)
New Jersey (1,693)
 Owned by township (3,284)
Replaced by new bridge (19,347)
Rockaway, New Jersey (1)
Through truss (16,760)
Truss (35,433)

Update Log 

  • December 20, 2021: Updated by Art Suckewer: added builder
  • December 20, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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Comments 

Rockaway River Bridge
Posted December 20, 2021, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

The location is a reasonable guess because of the skew but I'm not certain either.

Regards,

Art S.