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Oldmans Creek Bridge

Salem County, New Jersey
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Photo taken by Jodi Christman in June 2011

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Description 

(Source) NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - NEW JERSEY HISTORIC BRIDGE DATA: "The bridge's main span is a vertical lift with a thru-girder deck, steel towers with portal bracing and lateral stiffening trusses, wire rope lift cables, concrete counterweights with plate girder frames, and central overhead machinery house. The three approach spans are encased steel stringers with concrete balustrades. The bridge is one of three similar Waddell-type, vertical-lift bridges on old NJ 44 in Gloucester and Salem counties."

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Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Oldmans Creek on US 130
Location
Salem County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936; altered 1968ca; rehabilitated 1996
Design
Vertical lift with a thru-girder deck; the approach (3 spans) are encased steel stringers with concrete balustrades
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 228.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Nortonville Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78472, -75.40667   (decimal degrees)
39°47'05" N, 75°24'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/465178/4403942 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Marcus Hook
Inventory numbers
NJ 1710152 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
7,072

Categories 

Beam (6,056)
Built 1936 (746)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Have street view (9,908)
Movable (1,356)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Navigable waterway (1,449)
New Jersey (749)
 Open (28,319)
Owned by state (9,811)
Salem County, New Jersey (6)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,720)
Steel stringer (2,331)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,790)
Vertical lift (275)

Update Log 

  • June 19, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added name
  • August 21, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby

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Oldmans Creek Bridge
Posted August 20, 2010, by Rush Wickes

This bridge, which remains open to US 130 traffic, has been locked in the down position and no longer opens for navigational water traffic.