Higginsville Road Bridge South

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two bridges one picture

Speed control! Higginsville Road takes and abrupt left turn right in front of the southern portal.

Photo taken by Andrew Pearce in September 2012

BH Photo #239220

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Raritan River on Higginsville Road
Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, and Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1893; rehabilitated 2000
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Higginsville Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.50893, -74.78567 (decimal degrees)
40°30'32" N, 74°47'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/518158/4484268 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Flemington
Inventory numbers: NJ 18A0601 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25511 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2015): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 41.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 630

September 13, 2012: Updated by Andrew Pearce: Added category "Pin-connected" and pictures